A new Broadway musical tells the story of suffragists and their fight for the right to vote. Two of the show's producers, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, discuss the importance of art to spread a political message.
In school, did you learn anything about the women's suffrage movement, other than maybe that it wasn't until 1920 that a Constitutional amendment gave women throughout the United States the right to vote? No? Well, there's a Broadway show for that.'Suffs,' short for suffragists , is now in previews. 'I knew hardly anything about the suffragists,' said Shaina Taub, the show's star and writer. 'I think I knew basic information about Susan B. Anthony.
Practically everybody involved in the show is female. Teichner asked Yousafzai, 'For you to lend your name and your reputation, it has to be pretty meaningful. What is the major reason why you said yes to 'Suffs'?''It carries a very strong message for women and girls that the fight may not be over yet,' Yousafzai replied. 'Of course, I talk about serious things.
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