The Vote

The Vote

2020•1h 53m•8.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

8.0/10(1)

One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote — a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

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Production

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, GBH, 42nd Paralell FIlms, PBS

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

July 6, 2020

Last Aired

July 7, 2020

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part 1

Air date: 2020-07-06

100 years after the 19th Amendment passed, The Vote tells the dramatic story of the hard-fought and transformative campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, resulting in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

E2

Part 2

Air date: 2020-07-07

Second of 2 2-hour episodes. Final few years of the struggle for woman suffrage, focusing substantially on the efforts of Alice Paul. Also sometimes airs as 4 one-hour episodes.

Cast

Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Narrator (voice)

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Audra McDonald

Audra McDonald

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman

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