Women's Suffrage and Muskegon

Muskegon History and Beyond with the Lakeshore Museum Center

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Before tomorrows election, we are going to be discussing just exactly how women won the right to vote and how that movement took shape state wide and in Muskegon.

Additional Resources:

Suffragist Magazine

Smithsonian Learning Lab

Museums:

Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls NY
Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington DC
National Women’s History Museum https://www.womenshistory.org/

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Muskegon History and Beyond with the Lakeshore Museum Center

Women's Suffrage and Muskegon

Muskegon History and Beyond with the Lakeshore Museum Center

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MP3•Головна епізоду

Before tomorrows election, we are going to be discussing just exactly how women won the right to vote and how that movement took shape state wide and in Muskegon.

Additional Resources:

Suffragist Magazine

Smithsonian Learning Lab

Suffs the Musical Education

Museums:

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