. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman would still be devoted to the home, the family, that they would remain pure and innocent, that having the vote would not corrupt them. >> support gradually grew in state and local campaigns. >> leaders like ellen clark sgt come repeatedly stopping these meetings -- , repeatedly stopping these meetings as a politically active figure. doing everything they could to ground the campaign in domesticity. >> despite their efforts, the link made it tough whenever voters were in the big city. a specialist in francisco. >> the problem with san francisco is that women's suffrage as an idea was associated. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. liquor wa

king, have solved great issues like women's suffrage because of susan b. anthony. this is an issue of leadership. and we need to join hands together and lead. 150 million. that's half of our country. if we can't do something about this now, then we never will. [applause] tavis: we have to leave it there for tonight, but join us again tomorrow night for part two of our terrific conversation. you can access maiga-ba on -- access "remaking america" on our website pbs.org. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time from washington for night two of our conversation about combagget poverty and restoring posterity. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. w.k. kellogg foundation. learn more at w kk f.org and by contribution to your pbs station from viewers with you. thank you.

rights movement would not have happened without the dedication and passion of women like kb, and susan b. anthony. they used their anchor to fuel and ignite their voices. many of these women who risk their lives often found themselves find, jailed, in prison, but they still stood up to equality as human beings. even in the earliest beginnings of the country, it was women like sacajawea who showed lewis and clark not only the way to go but carried her baby on her back for 1,000 miles. women like gloria steinem, who earned our respect by bringing women's equality into the mainstream, or rosa parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman. she became a powerful symbol of the civil rights movement. and don't forget candace let mayor, who lost her child to a drunk driver. she joined with other grieving mothers to create one of the most successful grass-roots efforts in american history, mothers against drunk driving. for those of you who did the morning sessions, you have taken a closer look at violence and health-care issues within the context of women around the globe. in the midst

susan b. anthony.ngton jefferson on down to the men who fought and died in the wars. >> comedians. >> they do a lot for freedom. >> who comes to mine? >> no one. >> fought for my freedom. >> no one. even the child had an answer. >> who helps you to be free? >> my mommy. >> that's a good answer. mothers help kids be free and allow them to make theirr own decisions graduallyy so they can pursue happiness. who is your championn of freedom. milton freedom. and here is others you might not think about. alferd kahn. he was a burrcrat that under president carter managed to kill off the civic aeronodics. he saved americans billions if not a trillion dollars. and normon bor log invented a high yield wheat that ended starvation and critized hysterical environmental that biengineered. >>> and suggestions like curt, who was a baseball player that wanted to play for another team and filed a lawsuit that made free agency possible. that started athletes getting paid what they word. he didn't get the himself. >>> and

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. >> susan b. anthony joined the provision party. a deadly idea in san francisco. liquor was the foundation of the economy. and >> anything that touched on the possibility of prohibition was greatly and popular. >> the first campaign was a great effort, but not a success. >> the war was not over. less than one decade later, a graphic protests brought new life to the movement. >> women's suffrage, the republican convention in oakland, this time it was the private sector response. 300 marched down the streets of the convention center. women were entitled to be here. >> joining together for another campaign. >> women opened a club in san francisco. it was called the votes for women club. if she could get the shopkeepers to have lunch, she could get them to be heard literature. the lunch room was a tremendous success. >> it was the way that people thought about women willing to fight for a successful campaign. what happened was, the social transformation increase the boundary of what was possible, out word. >> there were parades and rallies, door to door candidacies, r