Hindsight

Six-episode podcast series + monthly on-air commentary

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.

Dr. Robin Henry and Fletcher Powell received honorable mention for their work on Hindsight from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in 2020.

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.

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Hindsight: The Vote And Beyond

By • Aug 31, 2020
Jordan Kirtley / KMUW

Phoebe King Ensminger Burn. That name probably doesn’t sound familiar to you. But on Aug. 18, 1920, Miss Febb, as she was known, might have become the most famous mother, at least in suffrage history. 

Hindsight: Regionalism, Race, And The Right To Vote

By • Jul 13, 2020
Jordan Kirtley / KMUW

In 1915, the American humor magazine Puck, known for its political cartoons and satire, published a special edition, guest edited by New York State suffrage groups, in anticipation of the upcoming statewide referendum on women’s suffrage.

Hindsight: Conflict And Compromise

By • Apr 27, 2020
Jordan Kirtley / KMUW

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 • Mar 2, 2020
Jordan Kirtley / KMUW

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.

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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 • 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."