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Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote

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Of all the battles waged on Nashville's doorstep, the final throes for the passage of the 19th Amendment were among the most heated, controversial, and colorful. In July of 1920, all eyes were on the Tennessee capital as opponents and suffragists each fought for their vision of a socially evolving United States. This program chronicles the dramatic vote to ratify this amendment and the years of debate about women's suffrage that preceded it.

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