Barnum & Bailey’s Forgotten High-Flying Suffragists
Story by Kat Vecchio | December 27, 2017
In 1912, female acrobats, equestrians and weightlifters took on a new high-wire act: fighting for their right to vote.
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In 1912, female acrobats, equestrians and weightlifters took on a new high-wire act: fighting for their right to vote.
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