The suffragist who was too radical for Susan. B. Anthony
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The suffragist who was too radical for Susan. B. Anthony

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 24, 202654 min
  • Documentary
  • History

You likely have never heard of Matilda Joslyn Gage. Gloria Steinem calls her “the woman ahead of the women who were ahead of their time.” Matilda worked side by side with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to get women the vote in the United States and co-wrote the history of the women’s movement with them. IDEAS producer Dawna Dingwall looks into why the towering figure was erased by her peers, and the work that is being done to write Matilda back into history. *This episode originally aired on Feb. 26, 2026. "The Matilda Effect...

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Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nala Ied. It was cold, overcast and raining in New York City on October 28, 1886.

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Hardly ideal weather for a parade. And yet, thousands lined Broadway to cheer marching bands and soldiers destined for the city's harbor. By the time the procession arrived, a thick fog had settled in, obscuring the real star

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of the show. The people of the United States accept with gratitude from their brethren of the French Republic. The grand and completed work of art we here inaugurate.

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