S02 E13 Pennsylvania: Silent Bells and Land Armies
From Her March to Democracy by National Votes For Women Trail
May 10, 2025 · 34 min · Season 2 · Episode 13
About this episode
Robyn Young discusses the suffrage movement in Pennsylvania, highlighting key activists and events.
In this episode, Robyn Young discusses the suffrage movement in Pennsylvania. We talk about the events and activists in the PA voting rights campaign: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was a prominent speaker for abolition, African American rights, suffrage and education. She also authored poetry, articles, and books. Hannah Patterson helped organize the 1915 "Suffrage Day" at the Philadelphia ball park for a game between the Phillies and the NY Giants and threw out the first pitch.The 1915 ...
People in this episode
Host: Robyn Young
Topics covered
- suffrage movement
- Pennsylvania
- voting rights
- activism
- historical figures
Keywords
- suffrage
- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
- Hannah Patterson
- Pennsylvania
- voting rights
- activism
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Philadelphia
Places: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, NY, PA
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