This is where radio can really shine -- raising from the dead people who are so forgotten it's embarrassing. To hear voices from the past, in all their gritty glory, is exhilarating. Bad audio? Even better. It connotes a sense of authenticity.
But if no audio actually exists, then we face a conundrum. In this case, the producer chose to have an artist narrate their words. Is this sort of thing better suited for print? Possibly.
Of course, any opportunity to hear women's voices from the past -- those with presidential ambitions, no less -- deserves our attention.
These pioneering women have earned the right to be heard, and remembered.