Aims to close the gender gap in Political Leadership and we offer academic and practical Campaign Training and we facilitate research and discussions like this on women in politics. So tonight we want to take a look back all the way back 100 years to the arrow right after the ratification and passage of the 19th amendment because understandably the fight for womens equality did not stop with the success of the suffrage movement. There was more to do and thats but our discussion will center on this evening with dr. Rebecca wolfe who has just the wolf. Sorry. Okay was written a amazingly book. Its entitled gendered citizenship the original conflict over the equal rights amendment 1920 to 1963 and dr. Wolfe de wolf is a historian who arent her phd right here at American University and we are proud that she is also a wpi Course Instructor this semester teaching a class on this very subject and im sure we have a few of her students joining us this evening. I want to let everybody know befor
Cspan dot org slash history. Good evening everybody. Im Betsy Fischer martin the executive director of the women in Politics Institute at American University and good evening everybody. I am betsy fisher martin, director of the women in Politics Institute American University. Welcome to our virtual series, women on wednesdays. We are glad that you could join us. If this if you who have been to our events, w pei is a non partisan institute of Public Affairs that aims to chose the close the gender gap in political leadership. We offer academic and practical campaign training, and we facilitates research and discussions like this on women in politics. So, tonight, we want to take a look at all the way back 100 years to the era right after the ratification and passage of the 19th amendment. Because, understandably, the fight for womens equality did not stop with the success of the suffrage movement. There was more to do and that is what, our discussion will center on this evening with dr.
Campaign training and we facilitate research and discussions like this on women in politics. So tonight we want to take a look back all the way back 100 years to the arrow right after the ratification and passage of the 19th amendment because understandably the fight for womens equality did not stop with the success of the suffrage movement. There was more to do and thats but our discussion will center on this evening with dr. Rebecca wolfe who has just the wolf. Sorry. Okay was written a amazingly book. Its entitled gendered citizenship the original conflict over the equal rights amendment 1920 to 1963 and dr. Wolfe de wolf is a historian who arent her phd right here at American University and we are proud that she is also a wpi Course Instructor this semester teaching a class on this very subject and im sure we have a few of her students joining us this evening. I want to let everybody know before we start that were going to say plenty of time for your questions at the bottom of the
Welcome to our virtual series women on wednesdays. We are glad that you could join us. Those of you who are new to our events, wpa as a non profit and nonpartisan institute in the au school of Public Affairs that aims to close the gender gap in political leadership. We offer academic and practical campaign training, and we facilitate research and discussions like this on women in politics. So tonight, we want to take a look back 100 years to the era right after the ratification and passage of the 19th amendment. Because, understandably, the fight for womens equality did not stop with the success of the suffrage movement. There was more to do and that is what, our discussion will center on this evening with dr. Rebecca wolf. Who has written an amazing new book. It is entitled gendered citizen ship, the original conflict over the equal rights rights amendment. 1920 to 1963. And, dr. Dewolf is a historian who wrote her ph. D. Right here in american university. And we are proud that she is
Estion is why in the 60s, eric . There are periods in history, so far as i can see it, where human energy both destructively seem to come to a boil. You were living in a time of incredible economic growth. In theory, things had never, ever, ever been better. It was just a really american Norman Rockwell vision. But the trouble is there are all kinds of tensions. The Civil Rights Movement is the seminal event of the 1960s that ignites so many of the changes in society. The day has come when racism must be banished. The Civil Rights Movement was incredibly inspiring. But at the same time, the women in it were not recognized as leaders in the same way that the men were. It said to us, if these movements we love still are not equal, then there has to be an autonomous womens movement. Mr. President , the democratic platform promises to work for equal rights for women, including equal pay. What have you done for the women . Im sure we havent done enough, and [ laughter ] in 1961, president k