Women Suffragists and the Men Who Supported Them: The Suffragents*...
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2019-10-17

Women Suffragists and the Men Who Supported Them: The Suffragents and Their Role in the Struggle for the Vote*

What role did men play in the women's suffrage movement, and how did they aid in the fight for the 19th Amendment? At a time when public support for women’s issues could cause men ridicule, their backing of the movement was significant.   A distinguished panel will discuss the men who involved themselves in the suffrage movement, including the Men's League of Women's Suffrage.  Moderated by Betsy Fischer Martin, Executive Director, Women and Politics Institute, American University School of Public Affairs, panelists include Brooke Kroeger, author of The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote,\; Johanna Newman, author of Gilded Suffragists; Susan Ware, author of Why They Marched; and others.

Presented in celebration of the exhibition at the National Archives, Rightfully Hers. 
Presented in partnership with the 2020 Women's Vote Centennial Initiative.