Jailed For Freedom


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(4.7 stars; 6 reviews)

A first-hand account of the 1913-1919 campaign of American suffragettes, detailing their treatment at the hands of the courts, and the true conditions of their incarceration. (Summary by Sarah Jennings) (10 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Dedication and Preface, Leadership 29:48 Read by Blazin48
Women Invade the Capital 25:03 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Women Voters Organize 25:48 Read by PopularOutcast
The Last Deputation to President Wilson 23:59 Read by J. M. Smallheer
Picketing a President 29:08 Read by J. M. Smallheer
The Suffrage War Policy, The First Arrests 31:55 Read by Blazin48
Occoquan Workhouse 39:54 Read by Blazin48
August Riots 34:42 Read by Blazin48
Prison Episodes 28:26 Read by Scott Carpenter
An Administration Protest, The Administration Yields 33:23 Read by David O'Connell
Political Prisoners, The Hunger Strike 34:27 Read by Patti Cunningham
Administration Terrorism 37:01 Read by Kate West
Alice Paul in Prison 34:27 Read by Scott Carpenter
Administration Lawlessness Exposed 20:58 Read by Lorelle Anderson
The Administration Outwitted, Political Results 31:26 Read by Lorelle Anderson
An Interlude, New Attacks on the President 30:46 Read by Morgan
The President Appeals to the Senate Too Late 42:11 Read by valli
More Pressure, The President Sails Away, Watchfires of Freedom 28:09 Read by Blazin48
Burned in Effigy, Boston Militants Welcome the President, Democratic Congress E… 24:09 Read by Blazin48
A Farewell to President Wilson, President Wilson Wins the 64th Vote in Paris, R… 21:05 Read by Blazin48

Reviews

10/10


(5 stars)

suffragettes are my BIGGEST fan.

Great book, adequate recording


(3 stars)

I found this an amazing read. I didn't know much about the historical period or political issues in question, but the book made them accessible and exciting. The recording is done by a number of different readers, and it's very uneven. Some chapters get clear, listenable, expressive readings; others have too much noise or are read without much expression.

Terrible missogyny.


(5 stars)

These suffragesttes are problematic. Sure, they fought for womxn's right to vote. However, in the process, they marginalized the plight of transgendered nonbinary Latino Americans. Even the idea of voting requires a western imperialistic world view that ignores the plight of nonvoting and inanimate tribal affiliations. These people need to be drawn and quartered like the NAZIs they are. To heap further injury on the situation, the text keeps using the pejorative and subjectative term 'women'. The proper term is Womxn. Susan B Anthony is literally a monster