And philadelphia. Good morning everyone. Welcome to this mornings discussion, from the moscow with. To nancy pelosi. Around the table on women, wielding the political power. Im Greta Brawner from cspan, American History tv, on cspan three every weekend. Its happy to coordinate with the organization of american historians to moderate this panel discussion, and of course it could not come at a better moment in history, with the 19th minute granting the women the right to vote. Passed by that u. S. House in the un that senate in 19, and ratified in 1920. If we are 100 years later, the 116th congress has the highest percentage of women ever making up ever, making up a quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speaker for the second time. We have four women still for running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women, and the key turning points for women in the wake of politics. Others you do see to our panelists, i will come back through and have each of them tal
Women yielding political power. Im with cspan, American History on tv on cspan 3 every weekend is happy to coordinate with the organization of american historians to moderate this panel discussion. And of course it could not come at a better moment in history with the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote passed by the house u. S. And u. S. Senate in 1919 and then ratified in 1920. Here we are a hundred years later, the 116th congress has the highest percentage of women ever making up a roughly quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speakr for the second time, and we have four women so far running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women and the key turning points of women in american politics. I want to introduce each of our panelists and come back through and have each of them talk about their books or the period of time theyre writing about for about five minutes and then well open up the conversation to all of you. So let me introduce you t
748 1001 four republicans you can make a comment on our facebook page, twitter, or journal at the span. Org. Www. Cspan. Org the Washington Times, contemplates the conservatives contemplate the coup. After a series of selfinflicted fumbles and political defeat during the first work of the congressional session host a little bit from the Washington Times this morning. On the other side of the hill newspaper, mcconnell backs off the boat. Mitch mcconnell postponed a vote on thursday that had been expected next week on legislation allowing congress to weigh in on any ironic Nuclear Deal Iran nuclear deal. Instead, the senate will turn to the antihuman trafficking legislation while democrats decide whether or not they believe they and congress as a whole should be able to review on any deal the president cuts with the leaders of iran. It comes less than one day after he announced that the senator would take a procedural vote next tuesday on the legislation. A couple more stories before we
Chaplain conroy let us pray. Eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. We come to the end of the week where we have given thanks for the heroism of the brave men who served as code talkers during the world wars. They answered the call to service of their nation at a time of great danger and we are grateful to them. Now we approach a week during which all americans will gather o remember who we are, a nation generously blessed not only by you, our god, but by courageous ancestors, faithful allies and the best good wishes of people everywhere who long for freedom. He difficult work of participative government and bless the members of this assembly and us all that we would be worthy of the call we have been given as americans. Help us all to be truly thankful and appropriately generous in our response. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Men. Mr. Faleomavaega the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to th
This was not the case. She only said it to the women in their family. Sure. So id like to learn a little bit more today about how she took that work public and, first of all, how eleanors work really spurred the president ial commission and how she worked to make it a reality. Well, the film indicated, shall we say, confrontational relationship that Eleanor Roosevelt had with jack kennedy. And she really did not campaign for the president at all until october 1960 because she insisted that he change his civil rights stance and that he publicly discuss mccarthy, and so she and Adam Clayton Powell and Herbert Lehman had a big conference in new york at the baptist church. And they come up with about a dozen recommendations that they want the president to endorse before you know, to really say to the world, this once in for all, is where i stand on civil rights. And president kennedy against the advice of his advisers goes and meets with her, and she gives him the recommendations. And that