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The historic women’s suffrage march on Washington - Michelle Mehrtens

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On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands of women gathered in Washington D.C. for the Women’s Suffrage Parade -- the first mass protest for a woman’s right to vote. Michelle Mehrtens details how the march rejuvenated the fight for the 19th amendment.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Michelle Mehrtens
Narrator
Christina Greer
Storyboard Artist
Sasha Dudka
Animator
Alex Bohdan, Tatiana Koroleva
Art Director
Marianna Murashko
Illustrator
Victor Zhuravliov, Nikita Bondarenko
Producer
Anna Dolzhenko
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Script Editor
Iseult Gillespie
Fact-Checker
Joseph Isaac

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