Sex was never the only battleground for women’s voting rights. Amended, a podcast from Humanities New York, marks the centennial of the... more
When the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, a large number of Native American women still could not vote. The... more
In the summer of 1964, about a thousand young Americans, black and white, came together in Mississippi to place themselves... more
This bonus episode takes listeners behind-the-scenes of Amended. “Amended in Action” is a radio series hosted by Michael Riecke that... more
In 1912, Mabel Lee, a teenaged immigrant from China, led a New York City suffrage parade on horseback. Ineligible for... more
On March 25, 1911, a fire swept through the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City, claiming the lives of... more
Suffragists fought hard for the vote. They also knew that gaining access to the ballot was not the end of... more
The scope of women’s political history is so vast that it can’t be covered by one podcast. This week Amended... more
After the Civil War, many abolitionists and women's rights activists saw an opportunity to team up and advance equality for... more
The right to vote was only one of many demands that women made prior to the Civil War. Zooming in... more
How do we tell the story of the (unfinished) struggle for women’s voting rights? Who gave us the dominant suffrage... more