Film, Video Searching for Suffrage at the Library

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Title
Searching for Suffrage at the Library
Summary
In honor of Women's History Month, Kimberly A. Hamlin discusses her new book, "Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener." The book details Gardener's life as a "fallen woman," who confronted restrictive social mores at an early age, and tracks her growing activism for women's rights that culminated in the passage of the 19th Amendment and her appointment by President Wilson as the highest ranking female civil servant in the federal government.
Event Date
March 09, 2021
Running Time
56 minutes 13 seconds
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