Next, on q a, author elaine weiss talks about her book, the womens hour. Later the contenders features window wilkie Wendell Wilkie who ran against president was built in 1940. Also programming on kamala harris. Elaine weiss discusses her book, the womans hour, about the. Leadup to the ratification of the 19th amendment to the u. S. Constitution on august 18, 1920, that granted women the right to vote. Host elaine weiss, i want to start our conversation on the centennial of womens suffrage with coverage of some you talk about in your book, the womans hour. My mother was a college student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the
Student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the fall. He represented a small hill town in east tennessee, the republican part of tennessee. And he, although he voted with the antisuffragists and the nt ratification nests from the 19th amendment, was upper ratification and that tennessee General Assembly that summer, he changed his mind because of a letter he received from his mother we described in that clip. That change of mind tilted the vote by one vote and that is how the 19th amendment was finally ratified. Host how did the vote for ratification of the constitutional amendment come down to tennessee . Guest a convoluted pa
[chanting] any nation that ignores half of its people is in a moral and economic crisis. We will do more there will be a movement. To bring people together save the heart and soul of this democracy and this world. [crowd chanting] almost 87 years ago, my father, reverend dr. Martin luther king, jr. , reminded america of the fierce urgency of now. But now is not the time to engage in the luxury of cooling off. It takes the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. But now is the time to make real the promises of this democracy. He was working with poor people of every race, from every corner of this nation, to build a Poor Peoples Campaign when he was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, five years later. Today, as his daughter, i am honored to add my voice to the Poor Peoples Campaign, a National Call for moral revival, and stand with the 140 million poor people and low wealth people urging america to address with the fierce urgency of now the big issues of poverty and race. Please join us in t
Fog has expapded from San Francisco and the north bay across the bay locally, but the deck is low and we are looking at this to mix out throughout the later morning hours. A live look from our exploratorium camera, in the low 50s, mid50s in oakland, 52 in pacifica. Emeryville, the sun trying to come out in the east bay, 54 in napa with 60s arriving in the east bay. We have that southwesterly wind that will transport the cooler air. The fog burns back to the shoreline. The colors here indicate that warmer air trying to make its way into our inland valleys. 70s around the bay, 50s at the beaches. Thanks, lisa. We have some breaking news this morning. Rock and roll pioneer Little Richard has died. The musician was at the forefront of rock n rolls creation with frenetic piano and shouted raspy vocals. He was best known for his hits dututtifrutti tuttifrut tuttifrutti. Cause of death is not known. He was 87. This photo was shared on instagram. Rest in peace, richard. This one really stings.
Today and staying for the full day and for this final panel. Im with the center for American Progress. I know every day it seems like president Trumps National security approach seems like a daily train wreck across the board, and on iran in particular it feels like a train wreck. But lets be clear, we are where we are today on iran by no accident. What President Trump is implementing right now is an approach which is erratic, its confused, but its the product of a very concerted effort to undermine what i thought was very important work done under the Obama Administration to try to stabilize the middle east. And many of the people in the room here were part of that, either inside of the government or outside. We have a great panel which john has already introduced and im not going to go through the bios and things like that. What were going to do today have a bit of a conversation for a few minutes talking about where are we and where do we go from here, thats the main thrust. Were go