“Presidential” host <a href="http://www.lilliancunningham.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">Lillian Cunningham</a> talks with <a href="https://sharonmcmahon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">Sharon McMahon</a>, the creator behind Instagram’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sharonsaysso/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">@SharonSaysSo</a>, about women’s ongoing fight for more political power — examining the arc of progress since 1920, when women across the nation first voted for president. They guide listeners through women’s initial efforts to gain the right to vote and explore why the pace of further progress has been slower than expected over the past century. They also discuss the changes that are likely (and unlikely) to happen if Harris does become the first woman to win the White House.McMahon is the host of “<a href="https://sharonmcmahon.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Here’s Where It Gets Interesting</a>” and author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Small-Mighty-Americans-Founding-Movement/dp/0593541677" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">The Small and the Mighty</a>.” In addition to creating “Presidential,” Cunningham is the host of several other Washington Post podcasts, including “<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/field-trip/?utm_source=podcasts&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=presidential" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Field Trip</a>”—which explores the past, present and future of America’s national parks. Want to keep in touch? You can follow her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lilliancunningham/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">Instagram</a> and subscribe to her <a href="http://www.lilliancunningham.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent;">mailing list</a>.Archival audio in this episode is courtesy of the Library of Congress, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and News Radio KDKA. Special thanks to the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute.

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