May 2019.The Women's Movement is national news today. But did you know Kansas City's Women's Movement has been around since we were a frontier town?
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Episode 0205: David Hanzlick and Women's Activism in Kansas City
May 14, 2019
David Hanzlick is a native Kansan who has written a book titled Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality: Women’s Activism in Kansas City, 1870-1940. Most of us have forgotten that the women’s movement started long before we started burning our bras in the 1960s. In the early days of Kansas City —when we were still a frontier town and a newly forming society— the women of Kansas City had a national voice in the push for equality under the guise of moral reform. This was the generation that brought child labor laws to the mainstream, introduced the concept of public kindergartens, and was successful in getting women seated on school boards for the first time.
We should never take for granted today the hard fought progressive milestones won in the days when Kansas City was beginning to be a railroad hub for the nation. David has brought together the story of how these women fought for equality, with the objective of ensuring a safe and positive home environment for their families.
After talking about David's book, we dive into our Get to Know a Kansan section and learn about all of David's hometown and his favorite places to visit in Kansas.
[Update and disclosure: During the interview of David, Rachel mentions her (then upcoming) plans to climb Mount Sunflower as part of the 2019 Big Kansas Road Trip (BKRT). Due to two serious events affecting two different family members, she and Geoff were unable to attend the 2019 BKRT and they have yet to climb Mount Sunflower. A travel scheme meant to rectify this situation is being developed.]
Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality - Women's Activism in Kansas City, 1870-1940
Sheffield Place
Belleville Kansas
Belleville High Banks Track
North Central Kansas Free Fair
Works Progress Administration
Jerusalem Park
Mount Sunflower
Worlds Largest Concrete Prairie Dog – now closed, but check out Prairie Dog State Park instead
Sternberg Museum
Fort Larned
Pawnee Indian Museum
Carrie Nation
Carrie Nation Home in Medicine Lodge
We should never take for granted today the hard fought progressive milestones won in the days when Kansas City was beginning to be a railroad hub for the nation. David has brought together the story of how these women fought for equality, with the objective of ensuring a safe and positive home environment for their families.
After talking about David's book, we dive into our Get to Know a Kansan section and learn about all of David's hometown and his favorite places to visit in Kansas.
[Update and disclosure: During the interview of David, Rachel mentions her (then upcoming) plans to climb Mount Sunflower as part of the 2019 Big Kansas Road Trip (BKRT). Due to two serious events affecting two different family members, she and Geoff were unable to attend the 2019 BKRT and they have yet to climb Mount Sunflower. A travel scheme meant to rectify this situation is being developed.]
Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality - Women's Activism in Kansas City, 1870-1940
Sheffield Place
Belleville Kansas
Belleville High Banks Track
North Central Kansas Free Fair
Works Progress Administration
Jerusalem Park
Mount Sunflower
Worlds Largest Concrete Prairie Dog – now closed, but check out Prairie Dog State Park instead
Sternberg Museum
Fort Larned
Pawnee Indian Museum
Carrie Nation
Carrie Nation Home in Medicine Lodge
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