Pioneering the Vote: The Untold Story of Suffragists in Utah and the West
About this audiobook
In 1895, Utah’s leading suffragist, Emmeline B. Wells, welcomed her friends Susan B. Anthony and Reverend Anna Howard Shaw to a gathering of more than 8,000 people from around the nation at the Rocky Mountain Suffrage Convention. They were there to celebrate the suffrage movement’s recent wins and strategize their next triumphs. Pioneering the Vote tells the remarkable, largely unknown story of the early suffrage victories that happened in states and territories in the American West. With the encouragement of the Eastern leaders, women from Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and Idaho came together in a unique moment of friendship and unified purpose to secure the vote for women in America.
About the author
As CEO of the Better Days 2020 nonprofit, which popularizes women’s history through education, legislation, events, and the arts, Neylan McBaine has become a leader in speaking and writing about women’s leadership and the US suffrage movement, with a specific focus on Utah and the West’s early role in that movement. As a TEDx presenter, columnist, and writer, Neylan has been called a “change agent” and “uniquely important.” Neylan is a graduate of Yale University and a mother to three daughters, and lives in Salt Lake City.
Kate Mulligan has acted with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for more than ten seasons in productions including Hairspray, Alice in Wonderland, and Sense and Sensibility. Her film and television work includes Being John Malkovich and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
