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You've Come A Long Way?: A History Of Women In Politics

Hillary Clinton moved a giant step closer to becoming the first woman elected President of the United States when she accepted the Democratic nomination at the party’s convention in Philadelphia. Clinton stands on the shoulders of generations of women who fought for the right to vote.

On this episode of BackStory, we look at the different ways women have influenced American politics, including:

•	The bread riots by Confederate soldiers' wives.
•	The 1913 Women's Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C.
•	Shirley Chisholm's historic 1972 presidential campaign.

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities.

There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.