Instagram booktv is our handle. Were kicking off today with an author discussion on Eleanor Roosevelt with emily wilson and National Book Award Finalist Patricia Bell scott. This is booktv on cspan2. Its live coverage of the southern festival of books. [inaudible conversations]. Since this session is being taped live, if you please use the microphone if we have time for questions at the end of the session, the microphone is over there, we will need the to end the session at 12 50. After that we will head to the book and author signing area where you will have an opportunity to meet the authors and have them sign your books. We cannot linger in this room. Thank you for your assistance. Professor of women studies at the university of georgia. She is a former contributor to miss magazine and cofounder to have National Women studys association. Her most recent book, the fire brand and the first lady, portrait of friendship, Paulie Murray, ellen nor roosevelt and struggle for social justice
For a complete schedule a visit booktv. Org or follow along on our social media sites. We are on facebook, twitter and instagram booktv is our handle. Were kicking off today with an author discussion on Eleanor Roosevelt with emily wilson and National Book Award Finalist Patricia Bell scott. This is booktv on cspan2. Its live coverage of the southern festival of books. [inaudible conversations]. Since this session is being taped live, if you please use the microphone if we have time for questions at the end of the session, the microphone is over there, we will need the to end the session at 12 50. After that we will head to the book and author signing area where you will have an opportunity to meet the authors and have them sign your books. We cannot linger in this room. Thank you for your assistance. Professor of women studies at the university of georgia. She is a former contributor to miss magazine and cofounder to have National Women studys association. Her most recent book, the fi
Should continue to be part of International Institutions and agreements. During world war ii. [indiscernible] welcome to the 29th annual southern festival of books. In todays session we are welcoming eliza monday she has worked as a reporter for the Washington Post she is currently a sports fellow at the prestigious new America Foundation where she serves as one of the nations for most experts and on women and work issues. The previous books today she is going to share with us t her newest book the untold story of american women codebreakers of world war ii. In world war ii a little over 10,000 women served in the army and navy as crypt analysis workers. They focus on a virginia schoolteacherra who left her home and really jumped at the chance to move to washington dc and entered the somewhat shadowy world of code breaking and so today we welcome liza monday to tell us about the code girls. Thank you so much for that kind introduction and thank you for coming. It is a particular pleasu
And the whole weekend we have lined up for you. Of ceremonies, its my responsibility to introduce our speakers and to keep you informed of our schedule and any updates or additions as the day progresses. Most of you in the audience are now seasoned veterans who have attended our programs before. I do want to stress that due to the tight schedule of great programming, we will stick to the itinerary and timings as closely as we can, so as to ensure that everyone gets enough time for their presentations, and that so the question and answer sessions provide you all with enough opportunity to ask the speakers specifically what you want to know. I do want to point out that the speakers biographies are in the back of your official programs. Please refer to that for more personal details. For ouring lecture espionage symposium is general , he served under general patton and world war ii and worked his way through the ranks, following the war. Including an important posting at the pentagon. Aft
Cspan and cspan. Org or listen to it on the free cspan radio app. Author and journalist max hastings talks about his book the secret war spies, ciphers and guerrillas. Mr. Hastings argues the rise of electronic and Radio Communication made codebreakers equally if not more important, than spies on the ground. This hourlong talk is part of a multiday conference at the National World War Ii Museum in new orleans. Good morning, everyone. Its a great pleasure and honor to be here amongst all our attend eaees and speakers for t wonderful day and the whole weekend weve got line up for you. As master of ceremonies, its my responsibility to introduce our speakers and to keep you informed of our schedule and any updates or additions as the day progresses. Most of you in the audience are you seasoned veterans who have attended our programs before. But i do want to stress that due to the tight schedule of great programming, we will stick to the itinerary and timings as closely as we can so as to e