November 15, 1917. Remember the date. It is when suffrage activists were arrested and thrown into jail for picketing the White House. They faced violent attacks at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia as the following podcasts point out.
Turning Point Suffragist Memorial in Lorton, VA preserves and tells these stories.The fundraising campaign continues so that the memorial can open in 2020.
Podcast #1, Podcast #2, Podcast #3, Podcast #4, Podcast #5, Podcast #6, Podcast #7, Podcast #8.
These podcasts were recorded by Librivox, and then edited by Suffrage Wagon News Channel.
Suffrage Wagon News Channel has been publishing since 2009.
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I am about to download these podcasts now. I bet they will really help to put everything into perspective. I just cannot imagine all that went into passing the 19th Amendment and getting women the right to vote. Hoping I can one day stop by the memorial you mentioned that is supposed to open in Lorton, VA.
These audio podcasts really leave a deep impression. Thanks for assembling them.