History Detectives

Order of Leopold, Suffrage Pennant, WB Cartoon

What World War II action earned John Goularte, Sr. this prestigious medal from the Belgian government? Then Elyse Luray follows the path of this pennant to a campaign pivotal in winning American women the right to vote. And, a box of cartoon drawings and cells lead us to the unsung artists in the early days of animation.

Order of Leopold, Suffrage Pennant, WB Cartoon

55m 10s

What World War II action earned John Goularte, Sr. this prestigious medal from the Belgian government? Then Elyse Luray follows the path of this pennant to a campaign pivotal in winning American women the right to vote. And, a box of cartoon drawings and cells lead us to the unsung artists in the early days of animation.

Previews + Extras

  • Suffrage Pennant: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Suffrage Pennant

    S9 E10 - 16m 36s

    A purple and gold "Votes For Women" pennant opened our contributor to a side of her grandmother she never knew. Did this pennant belong to her grandmother, Addie Luther Blemly? Was Grandma part of the Women's Suffrage movement? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray traces the pennant to a pivotal time and place in the fight for women's voting rights.

  • Order of Leopold: A Medal of High Honor from Belgium: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Order of Leopold: A Medal of High Honor from Belgium

    S9 E10 - 17m 13s

    John Goularte, Jr. found an ornate medal in his father's things after his father died, along with a photograph of his father at an award ceremony in 1951 with a caption explaining the Belgian government bestowed upon him the "Order of Leopold." Goularte asks HISTORY DETECTIVES host Gwen Wright to find out how his father earned such a prestigious medal from the Belgian government.

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