Eliza Smith Brown & Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee
One hundred years ago, the women of Pittsburgh (finally) received the right to vote, thanks to the 19th Amendment. The Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee is a nonpartisan initiative that highlights the history of the suffrage movement in Western Pennsylvania, while simultaneously working for present day voter registration and election participation.
In this episode, we chat with the committee’s chairwoman, Eliza Smith Brown, about some of the ways that Pittsburgh’s suffragists influenced the larger, national suffrage movement, and draw distinct parallels to current affairs. Learn about: the Justice Bell, which traveled the state, silent until women had the right to vote; the all-female issue of The Pittsburgh Sun newspaper which went to print on Feb. 29, 1912; and how the 1915 World Series played a pivotal role in the suffrage movement.
To follow along with the committee’s efforts:
And remember, if you have some pertinent suffrage history squirreled away in your attic, please reach out to the Pittsburgh Suffrage Centennial Committee.
Happy trails to you
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If you liked this episode, you might also want to press play on:
- Episode # 3 – Civil War Pittsburgh
- Episode # 14 – Professor Buzzkill debunks some myths
This episode was hosted by Aadam Soorma, recorded remotely, engineered and edited by Epicast Studios.
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