#702 American Women and the Fight for Equality - Elisabeth Griffith

American Women and the Fight for Equality - Elisabeth Griffith

The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Women’s History Month we have an excellent program about women’s fight for equality, how women use the vote, and the diverse struggle of women’s rights in the US.  Our guest today is Smithsonian Associate, journalist, historian and author Elisabeth Griffith, who has written the new book "Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020"

Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great guest today for Women’s History Month with Smithsonian Associate author  Elisabeth Griffith, who is a journalist, activist, historian and author, and who, after reading her new book, "Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality: 1920-2020" I’ve been looking forward to speaking with her for a while. I’ll introduce her in just a moment. But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 701st episode when I spoke to science writer, Lizzie Stark about her new book, Egg.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with returning guest Smithsonian Associate, journalist, and author Rebecca Boggs Roberts, who has written the new book, Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson  Excellent subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you, there on our website, NotOld-Better.com

After what Susan B. Anthony called “the long, hard fight,” the Nineteenth Amendment enfranchising 26 million white and Black women, was added to the Constitution on August 26, 1920. However, according to our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Elisabeth Griffith

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