On November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony, age 52, marched into her local polling place at the head of fourteen other women. They were there to vote, like any other respectable citizen. And their names were on the list of registered voters, so it should have been easy and straightforward, right? The only trouble was that Susan B. Anthony was a woman. And somehow that was a problem.
The music in this episode was composed by Maria Szymanowska in 1819. It was recorded by Gregor Quendel and published under Creative Commons license.
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