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American Experience August 3, 2020 5m

The "Winning Plan" | The Vote | American Experience | PBS

Summary

This history transcript details Carrie Chapman Catt's strategic "Winning Plan" to achieve women's suffrage, particularly highlighting her successful lobbying of President Wilson and the crucial coalition-building efforts in New York, including African-American women. The practical takeaway is that this New York victory, described as the "Gettysburg of suffrage," was a pivotal turning point that paved the way for the eventual passage of the federal amendment.

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