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For silence your cell phones. Of course it would use them for social media you are welcome to keep them on. Also during our q a we have microphone, just one this time, so if you could step up to that mike mika would be great because as you can see we have cspan film we also making an audio recording of this event. And feel free to leave your chairs with our. We have more events coming up this afternoon so youre welcome to stick around all day. Im pleased to welcome Johanna Neuman this afternoon to discuss her important new book gilded suffragists about a group of new york socialites who fought for the womens right to vote in the early part of the last century. Among the more than 200 social figures involved in the movement she writes about a host of familiar names including astor, belmont, harriman and vanderbilt, richard might just what a radical explosive notion the womens vote was in the early 1900s and how in her own words theres a moment when generations cross paths and an idea th
Where they are. We have more events this afternoon, so youre welcome to stick around all day. Im pleased to welcome johan in neuman this afternoon to discuss her important new book gilded sufferragists about a group of new york socialites who fought for the becames right to vote. Among the more than 200 social figures she writes bass host or familiar names, and she reminds us what a radical, explosive notion the womens vote was in the early 1900s 1900s and and hn her own words, theres a moment when generations cross paths and aned ay that once seem radical loses its toxins. This is call one of the top books of the fall from independent publishing houses. Neuman is a scholar in residence at American University and an awardwinning journalist who has wherein for Los Angeles Times and usa today. Going to be in conversation with jude woodruff who she node from covering the white house. Judy is worked as correspondent for nbc, cnn, npr and many a places. He me welcome johan Joanna Neuman and
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