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The Suffragettes' Night of Terror
10:40 - 16:05 (05:25)
33 women protesting for women's rights to vote were brutally terrorized by prison guards in 1917. The suffragette movement began in 1848, but women were officially denied the right to vote until years later.
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This episode discusses the events leading up to the horrific night where 33 women were tortured by prison guards in their fight for women's rights to vote.
10:40 - 13:39 (02:59)
Summary
This episode discusses the events leading up to the horrific night where 33 women were tortured by prison guards in their fight for women's rights to vote. The women had been protesting for equal rights including the right to wages and property.
ChapterThe Suffragettes' Night of Terror
Episode108: The Night of Terror. Women's Rights National Historic Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
This podcast talks about the history of the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement in the US, starting from the first Women's Rights convention held in 1848 to Susan B. Anthony's refusal to support the idea of only black men being granted the right to vote, and the protests and outcry that followed.
13:39 - 16:05 (02:26)
Summary
This podcast talks about the history of the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement in the US, starting from the first Women's Rights convention held in 1848 to Susan B. Anthony's refusal to support the idea of only black men being granted the right to vote, and the protests and outcry that followed.