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Ep. 87: Martha Hughes Cannon: The Woman Who Safeguarded Christmas

Ep. 87: Martha Hughes Cannon: The Woman Who Safeguarded Christmas

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She was a doctor.
A lawmaker.
A suffragist.
Oh, and she ran for office against her own husband... and won.

This week, Martha Hughes Cannon proves that women have always been the problem patriarchy couldn't solve. And she did it all 24 years before women could vote nationally. If that's not a Christmas miracle, what is?

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