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New show explores Oregon history.(State/Regional)
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Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard
Oregon voters defeated a suffrage referendum five times before finally giving women the right to vote in 1912. Instrumental in the efforts to pass that sixth referendum was Abigail Scott Duniway, a plain-spoken Illinois transplant who overcame enormous odds in her own life and in her efforts as a suffragist. Her story is the focus of the premiere half-hour episode of "Oregon Experience," a series examining the lives of influential figures from the state's history that airs on Oregon Public Broadcasting at 9 p.m. Monday.
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