Revisiting the Perfect 36

Revisiting the Perfect 36

suffragette parade, pre-1920
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If you missed the General Meeting on February 21, 2021 or if you would like to revisit the program or you would like to hear a few of the songs once again, the links are 

The first link is a “rebroadcast” of a joint collaboration of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and the Woman’s Club of Palo Alto.  In this program, TheatreWorks Assistant Artistic Director Giovanna Sardelli, the host, is in conversation with Laura Harrington, the lyricist and playwright of The Perfect 36: The Musical.

The Perfect 36: the Musical tells the story how the 19th amendment was ratified in August 1920 in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Spoilers: the youngest legislator switched his vote to affirm after his mother gave him a letter advising him to do so. Lauren Harrington found the “villains” to be more interesting characters.

https://youtu.be/9ptl3Y_RAIo

If your desire is to view the trailer for the play featuring Laura Harrington and the producer/director Mac Pirkle or to access the songs “We Rise”, “A Woman’s Voice”, “Power”, “What Happened to Girls?” and “Truth”, visit the website:

perfect36themusical.com

Marge Easley’s “The Long Road to Woman Suffrage” program gives a broader national and Oregon historical view of the road to suffrage for white women.  It can be accessed at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIacP2mEzc8

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