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The Scarlet Sisters

Myra MacPherson talked about her book, The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age, in which she recounts the lives of… read more

Myra MacPherson talked about her book, The Scarlet Sisters: Sex, Suffrage, and Scandal in the Gilded Age, in which she recounts the lives of sisters, Victoria Woodhull and Tennessee “Tennie” Claflin, whose professional and political pursuits challenged the male-dominated status-quo of the late nineteenth century. The sisters were active in business, politics, and publishing. They the first women to open a brokerage firm in 1870, and with Frederick Douglass as her running mate, Victoria was the first woman to run for president. As publishers, they were the first female publishers of a weekly newspaper. Myra Macpherson spoke at Books and Books Bookstore in Coral Gables, Florida. close

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The Scarlet Sisters

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Program ID:
318367-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Coral Gables, Florida, United States
First Aired:
Mar 22, 2014 | 11:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
May 10, 2015 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Mar 22, 2014 | 11:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 23, 2014 | 5:16pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 30, 2014 | 4:55am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Apr 12, 2014 | 11:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 24, 2014 | 8:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 09, 2015 | 4:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • May 10, 2015 | 2:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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