S02 E17 Indiana: Suffrage Battles at America's Crossroads

In this episode, we talk about the suffrage movement in Indiana. Some of the activists and events in the IN voting rights campaign: Sojourner Truth traveled to Indiana several times to speak in a number of towns, while the state’s 1851 constitution barred Black persons from entering to reside or settle.Helen Gougar mobilized scores of women to show up at the polls around the state in 1894, demanding the right to vote, and she sued her county for denying her suffrage, ultimately testify...