And a be in and an ab and sociology at university of california berkeley with highest honors in sociology, and, i like this one, great distinction in general scholarship. The latter of these honors not only recognized marys undergraduate achievements but foreshadowed her future. At yell, mary earned a jd from the law school and an m. A. And phd in american studies, the last of these under the direction of robert cook and david brian davis. With what we might call these five degrees of preparation, mary embarked on a storied journey in the academy, after clerking for the Fourth Circuit court of appeals, she joined the faculty at the university of iowa, serving as associate professor and then professor of law and history. From the heartland, mary moved west, expecting accepting appointment with the professor of law, history, and Political Science at the university of Southern California before moving east to take her chair at emory. Along this path mary took visiting faculty appointment
Good evening. Im not sure the microphone is on, can you hear me . You can . Great. My name is Vanessa Beasley and im the dean of them at Vanderbilt University. Tonight its my Great Fortune to welcome you to this panel, the wonderful discussion that will have about the presidency of Richard Nixon. Im also happy to invite you to a conversation which will have on that same theme and question. Before we get started, in earnest though, it is fitting that we take a moment to remember the space that were in and who founded it. Tonight we are gathered in the First Amendment center in Vanderbilt University which was founded by. [inaudible] you may not remember him or be aware ofs legacy but he served as 43 years as an awardwinning journalist for the tennessean. As retirement he was editor, publisher and ceo. In 1982, he became the founding editorial director of usa today. He served in that position for a decade. He left journalism in the early 60s to serve in the Us Justice Department as Admini
Good evening. Im not sure the microphone is on, can you hear me . You can . Great. My name is Vanessa Beasley and im the dean of them at Vanderbilt University. Tonight its my Great Fortune to welcome you to this panel, the wonderful discussion that will have about the presidency of Richard Nixon. Im also happy to invite you to a conversation which will have on that same theme and question. Before we get started, in earnest though, it is fitting that we take a moment to remember the space that were in and who founded it. Tonight we are gathered in the First Amendment center in Vanderbilt University which was founded by. [inaudible] you may not remember him or be aware ofs legacy but he served as 43 years as an awardwinning journalist for the tennessean. As retirement he was editor, publisher and ceo. In 1982, he became the founding editorial director of usa today. He served in that position for a decade. He left journalism in the early 60s to serve in the Us Justice Department as Admini
Muchneeded by the army, fighting a war required a Reliable Communications network. But more than 2. 5 years had of war had devastated the french telephone system. Called upon the expertise of the women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and 200 served in europe with the army. Their services are documented in the personnel files in the National Archives at st. Louis. After the war, these women because they were women, they , were not deemed eligible for military benefits despite their army service. Took until the 1970s for those girls to receive the benefits due to them as the First Female Army veterans. In both the military and civilian centers, we preserve records of millions of men and women who served their country throughout the centennial of observance. The National Archives is showcasing the unparalleled world war i holdings and the stories continued in them. To find out more about hello girls and their place in world war i, we turn to Elizabeth Cobbs. Dr. Cobbs is
Recognized as military veterans. The National Archives in washington, d. C. , hosted this 50minute event. After the United States entered world war i, women as well as men eagerly volunteered to serve their country. Although women were prohibited from joining the regular army or navy, they found ways to contribute, often taking up jobs once performed by men, now going overseas. One group of women, however, possessed a skill much needed by the army, fighting a war required Reliable Communications network but more than two and a half years of war had devastated the french telephone system. General john j. , commander in chief of the American Expeditionary forces called upon the expertise of women telephone operators. More than 1700 women applied and just over 200 served in europe with the army. Their service is documented in their official personnel files, now in the National Archives at st. Louis, a collection of archival civilian personnel records. Yes, thats civilian personnel records