Show notes
100 years ago Southern white men and some sympathetic women nearly blocked the 19th amendment and women's suffrage. Some Southern suffragists worked for form fragile alliances with Black suffragists, others touted the 19th Amendment as a manner to maintain white supremacy. 50 years later similar efforts in the South successfully blocked the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. This week on the Reckon Interview Dr. Marjorie Spruill, an historian based in South Carolina, and Errin Haines, editor of 19th* News, explain the role women have played in the rise of feminist and anti-feminist movements.Show Notes2:15 Dr. Marjorie Spruill @SpruillMarjorie2:40 The nemesis of suffrage4:03 The suffrage/abolitionist connection10:22 Divided beliefs on the 19th amendment15:21 The South and the Equal Rights Amendment20:40 Southerners for ERA26:41 The rise of conservative Southern women31:40 The pro-life movement and the religious right38:05 Signs of progress?42:35 Errin Haines @emarvelous42:52 The 19th* https://19thnews.org/43:15 Black suffragists47:18 Young voters in 202048:42 The pandemic and voting55:44 Changing attitudes See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
