This is really important, and is a cosponsor of this event. Isnt it wonderful . It is so exciting, meaningful of how the equality promised in jeffersons declaration was resurrected by lincoln and Frederick Douglass and awarded again and resurrected by kings. And Thavolia Glymph and kate masur were on the scholar he advisory panel, as well as Catherine Clinton s a conversation moderated by lana ulrich to create that exhibit. If you havent seen it go down as soon as possible and see it and tell me what you think. Please join me in joining lana ulrich and are panelists good evening and welcome to the National Const tuition center. Thank you jeff for that kind introduction. My name is a lana ulrich im the senior director at the center. Tonight program can we adjust the light okay. Im going to continue the introduction. Alicia can hear me even if you cant see us. Tonights program , women and the civil war. Its in connection with the new exhibit. Before i introduce the panel i would like to
This event was taped in 2014 at a bookstore in asheville, north carolina. Ts about an hour. Denise i am thrilled to be here with karen abbott. I love her book. Love all her books. You show us this entire other view of chicago through the eyes of the two most famous american madams ever. In american rose, we learned about an American Icon who hasnt been explored the way you explored her. Now with liar, temptress, soldier, spy, you hit on several things i adore. Unexplored American History, espionage, and women with real spines, adventurous incredible women. Tell us about what this book is about. Karen i will tell you the origins. I was born and raised in philadelphia and moved to atlanta in 2001. I noticed immediately that the civil war seeps in the conversation in the south in a way it never does in the north. I saw the occasional confederate flag, heard the jokes of the war of northern aggression. The point was really driven [laughter] good point. And the point was driven home that it
Migration. International migration at the graduate and undergraduate level. I also teach family, and ive taught religion, development. But my favorite course is migration. Host whats similar about the current migration patterns from mexico to the u. S. To past immigration in the u. S. . Anything . Guest its, the composition has changed. There are more and more women. There are more and more unattached youth. So unaccompanied minors has become a huge part of the migration flow from mexico. There are more and more of the poorest leaving. It used to be migration was more selective. You had to have some resources to make the journey. But the situations have become so desperate, especially in honduras. And parts of salvador can. So its really salvador. So its really pulling the youngest and the poorest. More and more women, more and more danger. Host anyone make it on their own without spending on a coyote or guest yeah. I mean, there are seasoned migrants that will travel in groups who wil
Soldier, spy 4 women undercover in the civil war you had on things i adore. You have unexplored American History, espionage and women with some real sparks in a, really adventuress, incredible women. Tell us a little bit about what this book is about. I tell you about this book. In eastern philadelphia i move to atlanta in 2001. And at the conversation in the south and a way it never does here in the north. The occasional considered Confederate Flag on the line. I heard about jokes about the northern war of aggression but the point was really driven the point and that was driven home especially that it wasnt a joke when i was stuck in traffic for hours baja and a pickup truck that had a Bumper Sticker that said dont blame me. I voted for jeff davis. So i thought that when looking at this Bumper Sticker for hours and started thinking of course about what were the women doing. My mind goes to what the women were doing and they didnt have easy access to political discourse or the right to
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