Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote
In July of 1920, all eyes were on Nashville, Tennessee, as anti- and pro-suffragists fought for their vision of a socially-evolving United States. This film chronicles the dramatic vote to ratify the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote and the years of debate about women's suffrage that preceded it.
In July of 1920, all eyes were on Nashville, Tennessee, as anti- and pro-suffragists fought for their vision of a socially-evolving United States. This film chronicles the dramatic vote to ratify the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote and the years of debate about women's suffrage that preceded it.
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