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.
Why did Alice Paul want the National Suffrage Parade of 1913 to take place the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration?
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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
