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100 Years of Women Voting - Lori Harrison-Kahan, Author of Book on Female Suffrage Journalist Miriam Michelson

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AAs we commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, here is a glimpse into an untold part of the story: a woman journalist who supported the cause by using her work to keep the movement in the headlines: Miriam Michelson, She also happens to be my great-great aunt.  Listen to professor Lori Harrison-Kahan share stories about how Miriam used her platforms and broke the rules as a woman in this then-non-traditional field.  These are stories from her brand new book about Miriam Michelson, "The Superwoman and Other Writings of Miriam Michelson, (Wayne State Univ. Press, I wrote the foreword to it).  You'll hear: ·       How women journalists in the 1890s-1900's addressed the #MeToo movement of their day.·       How Miriam used her platform for social causes she cared about, including women's rights.·       Lessons for women today breaking into non-traditional careers. (You can read ab