The White House Historical association hosted this discussion. Im the president of the White House Historical association, and its my privilege to well you, many of you back to historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association for another one of our wonderful lectures. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capital Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society. We have our wonderful colleagues here tonight and my great friend jane campbells the new president of the capital historic society, and id like to welcome you here today. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house as a backdrop to challenge inequity and bring attention to their cause. And tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens right to vote. But before i introduce our speaker i have a couple of other introdu
House. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capitol Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society. We have our wonderful colleagues from both here tonight and Jane Campbell is the new president of the capitol Historical Society. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amend was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house to bring attention to their cause. Tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens right to vote. Before i introduce our speaker, i have a couple other introductions and things to share. First of all we have guests from Smith College here tonight, the Washington Club of Smith College. Stand up. Stand up for the Smith College. [ applause ] theyre our special guests tonight. Were honored to have them. I would also like to tell you a little bit about the White House Historical association and for those of you who have been with
She was the epiphany of the new woman which was the first feminist of the 21st century among other things. She was a graduate, a lawyer that have to fight to be able to practice. She was a freedom lover partly the Greenwich Village crowd and was a war correspondent. She was a socialist, she was an advocate for prostitutes and basically anything any person that was the underdog. She also was rich and beautiful and she liked to dance. Host you open the book and what period are we talking about . Guest 1908 and 1909 and junior ambassador to college and also a star athlete, extremely popular sort of the start of the campus. The Womens Suffrage Movement had just gotten a joke in the u. S. Because they are doing soap box and going out to the streets and of course women in the streets was quite shocking. We know the association. Inez spent her teenage years in britain and they were ahead of the demonstration etc. So she says we would like to have the women speak on the College Campus and he s