This episode focuses on the life of Voda "Bea" Hardy Curtis, and documents the path of her family from slavery to suffrage. The episode also features audio clips from Voda Curtis' 1977 oral history (S0829) housed at the State Historical Society of Missouri's St. Louis Research Center, as well as final thoughts from past oral history interns–Cydney Smith, Cassie Draudt, and Keely Doll–who conducted research on Voda Curtis' life.
Episode 97: Men of No Reputation - Kimberly Harper (On the Bookshelf, Part 7)
Episode 96: Ozark Voices - Alex Primm (On the Bookshelf, Part 6)
Episode 95: Fighting for a Free Missouri - Sydney J. Norton (On the Bookshelf, Part 5)
Episode 94: Oracle of Lost Causes - Matthew Christopher Hulbert (On the Bookshelf, Part 4)
Episode 93: Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks - Susan Croce Kelly (On the Bookshelf, Part 3)
Episode 92: John Bradbury & "My Own Commander" - Katie Seale/John Brenner (On the Bookshelf, Part 2)
Episode 91: A Man by Any Other Name - Joseph Beilein, Jr. (On the Bookshelf, Part 1)
Episode 90: Ted & Pat Jones - Sean Rost (Historic Missourians, Part 7)
Episode 89: Charles & Elizabeth Schwartz - Elizabeth Engel (Historic Missourians, Part 6)
Episode 88: Dewey Short - Hali Allen (Historic Missourians, Part 5)
Episode 87: Ralph Foster & RadiOzark - Haley Frizzle-Green (Historic Missourians, Part 4)
Episode 86: Arvarh Strickland - Bridget Haney (Historic Missourians, Part 3)
Episode 85: Mary Jane Guthrie - Doug Genens (Historic Missourians, Part 2)
Episode 84: Paul Henning - Sean Rost (Historic Missourians, Part 1)
Summer Series 2023: Platte City & The Red Crown Tavern (Part 4)
Summer Series 2023: Polk County to Kansas City (Part 3)
Summer Series 2023: The Intersection of Highway 40/Highway 63 (Part 2)
Summer Series 2023: The Barrow Gang in Southwest Missouri (Part 1)
Episode 83: History Keepers - Christine Peoples (African American Heritage in the Ozarks, Part 8)
Episode 82: News from Home (African American Heritage in the Ozarks, Part 7)
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