Election Day Rewind: “Why They Marched” by Susan Ware

 Tuesday is Election Day here in the United States.

If you are eligible to vote and are registered to vote, I strongly encourage you to go vote if you haven’t already done so. It may seem like your vote doesn’t matter but it does. Every vote does.

Recently, I went to go see the musical Suffs, which tells the story about the women who secured the right for women to vote in the United States. I loved it and I’m so sad it’s closing in January. If you can see it on Broadway before the New Year, I strongly encourage you to do so. If you can’t, a national tour is launching in 2025 so I encourage you to see it if it comes to your neck of the woods.

And you can always listen to the cast album. The music is amazing.

So between election day and seeing Suffs, I couldn’t help but remember this book I read back in 2020 about the Suffragist movement – Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote by Susan Ware.

Here’s the summary I wrote about it back then: Ware uses primary documents to tell the stories of some of the women who marched and fought for the right to vote. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and other big names are minor players and Ware lets those who didn’t make the history books have their moments to shine.

You can read my review here.

As we approach this important election, I again encourage people to read this book and learn about how hard many of our freedoms have been to win.

Maybe listen to the Suffs cast album while you do so.

Just a thought.

And if you’re eligible to vote, don’t forget to do so.