The years after the Civil War were tumultuous ones in women’s fight for the vote.
About the Event
In 1872, entitled or not, a handful of fractious women exercised their right both to hold political office and to elect those who did. Led by Brooklyn author and storyteller Bill Greer, we’ll explore this most consequential year in American women’s fight for equality, including:
- The wide-ranging attitudes of women toward winning the vote leading up to 1872
- A deep dive into Victoria Woodhull’s career and presidential campaign
- The rivalry between Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who split the suffrage movement into opposing camps
- A discussion of Anthony leading women to the polls on Election Day 1872, which gave her a claim to being the first New York woman to vote
Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with Bill.
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