April 12, 2026
Alma Nash Marching for Women's Suffrage: Nodaway Historical Society, Maryville, Missouri
Travel to the Nodaway County Historical Society in Maryville, Missouri, to explore the story of Alma Nash, the leader of an all-women's band that traveled to Washington, D.C., where they marched in a suffrage parade in 1913. We speak with historian Elyssa Ford and with Melissa Middleswart of the Nodaway Historical Society, who help explain the cultural world that made the band possible, and the impact it had on the community.