Women's suffrage and the 1918 flu, gender disparities of a health crisis

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The 1918 flu pandemic put a halt on the marches, rallies and parades of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. We learn how a public health emergency affected the politics of the early 20th century.


Then, we discuss the long term economic, health and education disparities women may face in a pandemic. FEATURED IN THIS SHOW * THE 1918 FLU AND THE WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT In 1918


the Women’s Suffrage Movement was gaining momentum in America. It had just received the support of the president when a flu pandemic hit. We learn how women’s contributions to the both


public health emergency and WWI hindered and advanced the passage of the 19th Amendment. * INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS CAN COMPOUND GENDER INEQUITIES Women make up 70 percent of the


global health workforce and just 20 percent of the World Health Organization COVID-19 emergency response committee. We examine the significance of representation in international public


health policy and the long term economic impacts pandemics have on women. EPISODE CREDITS * Kealey Bultena Host * Jana Rose Schleis Producer * Lee Rayburn Technical Director * Elaine Weiss


Guest * Rosemary Morgan Guest _Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2025, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board._