Utah History
Martha Hughes Cannon Tease
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She was a physician, the first female state senator, advocate, suffragette & sister wife.
She was a physician, the first female state senator in the United States, an advocate, suffragette and a sister wife. Martha Hughes Cannon was a remarkable, complicated woman. KUED tells her compelling story in a new one-hour documentary.
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Utah History
Martha Hughes Cannon Tease
Preview: Special | 30s
She was a physician, the first female state senator in the United States, an advocate, suffragette and a sister wife. Martha Hughes Cannon was a remarkable, complicated woman. KUED tells her compelling story in a new one-hour documentary.
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