New Short Documentary: 'Passionate Pankhursts' at the Smith Opera House, Geneva New York

Last year I took A Suffragette in America to the beautiful Smith Opera House in Geneva, New York State and was kindly given a guided tour of the Smith and Geneva's connections to suffrage history by Chris Woodworth. It was magical tour I'll never forget and now you too can share this experience in the 10th episode of Chris' documentary series 'Smith Opera House Ghost Light Tours: Passionate Pankhursts' available below.

You'll find out about why both Emmeline and Sylvia Pankhurst came to lecture at the Smith, the suffragists they met and the differences between the the politics of these two Pankhursts. You'll also find out about how it was easier for Sylvia Pankhurst to get to Geneva in 1911 than it was for me in 2019!

I wrote about the whole experience and discovering the history of suffrage and anti-slavery history in upstate New York in the 'Railroads' entry on this blog. I am really honoured that Chris has included parts of that entry and quoted from A Suffragette in America in her documentary.

Holding Sylvia Pankhurst's American book outside the Smith Opera House last year.
Photo: Chris Woodworth.