members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century politics and especially woodrow wilson. our second panelists will be rebecca roberts curator of programming at planet word a museum of words and language in washington, dc. and our third panelists will be dr. stacey cordray who holds the dentists and v
my name is nancy keegan smith, and i d like to welcome you as flares vice president to tonight s program. thank you to our partner american university school of public affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century p
and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century politics and especially woodrow wilson. our second panelists will be rebecca roberts curator of programming at planet word a museum of words and language in washington, dc. and our third panelists will be dr. stacey cordr
my name is nancy keegan smith, and i d like to welcome you as flares vice president to tonight s program. thank you to our partner american university school of public affairs who has been so supportive of our endeavor. and to our flare institutional members writer university white house historical association, massachusetts historical society the gerald r ford presidential foundation and our two newest institutional members the national first lady s library and the center for presidential history at southern methodist university. i programmed tonight is called taking a new look at edith wilson and should be a fascinating discussion of edith s influence on the role of first lady. the panel moderator is dr. catherine sibley professor of history and director of the american studies at saint joseph s university. panelists in order i think our doctor mary stockwell retired professor of history and department chair at lords university who writes on the american west 20th century p
Figure, Harriet Tubman. Its a name we know, its a name we affiliate with the underground railroad, but we sort of forget after that she lived another 50 years, some remarkable 50 years after the civil war. Tonights speaker is here to bring us up to speed and date on that in a lecture thats sponsored by sa dechlio, so well thank them for that tonight. As you probably know, Harriet Tubmans face is due to grace the front of the 20 bill very soon and our speaker Catherine Clinton [ applause ] and our speaker Catherine Clinton is one of the people that helped to put her there. In fact, her biography of Harriet Tubman was praised a revelation. Not bad. Harriet tubman is probably an appropriate subject for her because im going to tell awe little bit about catherine and shes been in perpetual motion her entire life as well. She grew up in kansas city, missouri, and sefd her undergraduate from Harvard University followed by a ph. D from prince ton, university. She specialized in American Histor