The World Affairs council of dallasfort worth hosted this online event. Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. Joining us this afternoon is dr. Dubois. She is the author of suffrage womens long battle for the vote. Im so pleased the conversation be with a very dear and special friend and supporter of the World Affairs council. Let me remind you you can purchase a copy by going to dallass independent bookstore. Please be sure to type in the off and you will get 10 not just on suffrage but any book in your shopping cart. Thanks to ourcial director for being a sponsor of todays program. And so much thanks the league of women voters being our perversion our promotional partner. Programs, with our please go online, or if you missed program, you can go to our Youtube Channel and one surprise you that the weight to find our channel is typed in d fwworld. Lee is a special friend of the World Affairs council and the host of a program where she interviews local busines
We fight for a more perfect union, because we are fighting for the soul of this country and for our lives. And right now, that fight israel. Is real. We must come together to defeat donald trump and select as biden and Kamala Harris our next president and Vice President. Donald trump is the worst president for our country. He is clearly in over his head. He is simply that she simply cannot be who we need him to be for us he simply cannot be who we need him to be for us. It is what it is. Carry on the fight for justice. Our action will be their legacy. We just need leadership to bring us back together, to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. Leadership to reimagine what our nation will be. That is joe. [laughter] the next president , right here. He was there for me, he will be there for you, too. Joe biden is a man of proven courage. This year, for the first time, the rollcall is heading out to all 57 states and territories. I am pleased to announce that Vic
Convention. We also heard speeches by senators cory booker, tammany duckworth and former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buge gig. 40tham hereby calling the session to order. Welcome to this final session of this historic and memorable convention. The 40th National Convention to order 48th National Convention to order. Every year, every four years we have come we come together to reform our democracy. We say we fight for a more Perfect Union because were fighting for the soul of the country and for our lives. Right now that fight is real. As as our next president and Vice President. Donald trump is the worst donald trump is the wrong president for our country. He has had more than enough time to prove he can do the job. He has is over his head. He simpe need him to be for us. It is what it is. Carry on the fight for justice. Our action will be their legacy. We just need leadership to bring us back together, to recover from this pandemic and prepare for whatever else is next. Leadership
Was in print. We always kind of gravitated toward each other. I was such a huge fan of her reporting and she was such a respected journalist. But johanna, youve gone on to even greater things. She went on to earn her ph. D. , as you just heard. She is a scholar in residence. Shes done extraordinary historical work and this latest book is just a treat for all of you who havent had a chance to read it yet or peek at it, you are truly in for a treat. So johanna without going any longer on all the prefaces, just why havent you changed in 30 years . [laughter] johanna full disclosure good doctors. [laughter] judy you covered i knew you as a reporter, Los Angeles Times, covering politics. You covered the white house, the state department and conditioning congress. How did you find your way from doing that to being interested in history . Johanna well, actually, i was very happy as a journalist. I loved what i was doing. Can you all hear me . But in late 2008 when the economy was collapsing,
A brief history of its passage and why it is current, now. For havingks so much me, again. I love being on your program to talk with you and your viewers. About this extremely essential amendment that we need to place on the constitution. The constitution needs to be fixed one more time. It has been amended, 20 seven times. The e. R. A. Would be the 28th amendment. It will effectively say that you in factibit it would put into the constitution prohibiting discrimination by sex. That is a major advancement in our constitution. Prohibit this termination. That is why we need it. It would be to put women into the constitution. , it did notitten include women. Women were deliberately left out. Yesterday, we had a huge day in the house of representatives. Delegates and representatives passed a bill by jackie speier, from california, that would dissolve the time limit that was imposed on the e. R. A. Bill, when it was passed by congress in 1972. So, where we are now with the equal rights amen