Susan Ware, Author at Public Seminar

Why They Marched

A walk through suffrage history

July 26, 2019 • by Susan Ware

For far too long, the history of how American women won the right to vote has been told as the tale of a few iconic leaders, all white and native-born. In Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote Susan Ware uncovered a much broader ...

Walking Through Suffrage History

An interview with Susan Ware

July 25, 2019 • by Susan Ware and Elaine S. Abelson

--- Elaine S. Abelson [ESA]: Susan, this walk-through suffrage history has been fascinating for me. I teach the history of American women and thought I knew this history. Turns out I knew only ‘the highlights.’ Many of your stories surprised me for two reasons. First was the depth of your research ...

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Full Frontal Feminism

Why Billie Jean King Made History in the Battle of the Sexes

October 9, 2017 • by Susan Ware

If only the 2016 election had turned out so well. “The Battle of the Sexes” puts its politics -- both feminist and sexual -- front and center, which is rather remarkable for a mainstream Hollywood offering. King takes on the male tennis establishment, personified by unctuous tennis promoter and former champion ...

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Still Protesting This Shit

The Women’s March in Concord, New Hampshire

January 23, 2017 • by Susan Ware

I have two lingering impressions from the rally. One is that New Hampshire has an amazing pipeline that nurtures women candidates. Both our Senators and both our representatives in Congress are women. Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, and Carol Shea Porter all spoke, while Annie Kuster marched with the New Hampshire ...