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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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