Hindsight

Six-episode podcast series + monthly on-air commentary

Hosted by Robin Henry

Hindsight: Looking Back at 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage is a six-episode podcast series from KMUW. Historian and host Dr. Robin Henry examines the history of women’s suffrage, political involvement, and social activism in the United States from the middle of the 19th century through today. A blend of historical context and conversations with scholars, politicians, and activists, Hindsight aims to educate, entertain, have us all gain a better understanding of women’s diverse voices and roles in U.S. history.

Support for Hindsight comes from Doctors Martha and Daniel Householder, the George R. Tiller, MD, Memorial Fund for the Advancement of Women's Health, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

KMUW’s event series Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap will partner with Hindsight to co-present Women in Politics: 100 Years of Progress. This community conversation will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 11, at Roxy’s Downtown, 412 ½ E. Douglas. A diverse panel of experts will join Dr. Henry in a community discussion on the evolution from women’s suffrage to women in elected offices, and the challenges they face today.

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Hindsight: Conflict And Compromise

By Robin Henry • Apr 27, 2020

If necessity is the mother of invention, then conflict both presents new challenges and opportunities and requires us to consider what our necessities actually are.

In this episode of Hindsight, we will explore the development of the woman’s movement between 1850 and 1875.

Origins: The 19th Century Woman's Movement

By Robin Henry • Mar 2, 2020

In 1920, the United States ratified the 19th Amendment recognizing women's voting rights. Over the next year, we will explore, commemorate, and celebrate the history of women's suffrage in the United States and discover what role voting played in the social, political, legal, and economic changes of the 20th and 21st centuries.

This is Hindsight.

For historians, knowing where to start a story, where the real root of a movement begins is difficult to find but is critical to where the narrative goes.

Introducing Hindsight: Looking Back at 100 Years of Women's Suffrage

By Robin Henry • Feb 24, 2020

Seneca Falls.

New York.

July 1848.

Wesleyan Chapel.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Lucretia Mott.

"A convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman."