Council. In the president travels to minnesota to give remarks on the economy live at 3 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. In 1840 eight, convention was held in seneca falls, new york, discussed the state of womens rights in the country. This was the beginning of the womens Suffrage Movement. 1920 four women to earn the right to vote. During those years, would form,s creating a national movement. It was women in every community who led the effort in their towns and states to amend rights. Some ofintroduce you to these women who dedicated their lives to this cause. You will learn why western territories in states where on the leading edge of the movement. And you will hear how a letter from a mother to her son would lead to the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the rights to vote. York,in in syracuse, new where an author talks about one of the movementss known figures, Lucretia Mott. She was born on the island of nantucket. But she lived most of her life in philadelphia. That was
Start our conversation on the centennial of womens suffrage with a clip of someone whose story you tell in your book, the womans hour. My mother was a college student, student of International Affairs who took a an interest in public issues. She could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. Host who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story . Guest Harry Thomas Byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee General Assembly in 1920. He was a freshman delegate. He was up for reelection in the fall. He represented a small hill town in east tennessee, the republican part of tennessee. And he, although he voted with the antisuffragists and the antiratificationests, when the 19th amendment was up for ratification in that tennessee General Assembly that summer, he changed his mind because of a letter he received from his mother we described in that clip. That change of mind tilted the vote by one vote, and that is how
Groups role in campaign 2020. Nextgen americas benjamin insel talks about his role getting the youth to support joe biden. Washington journal is next. Host good morning. It is the washington journal. You are looking at the Wisconsin Center in milwaukee, one ofseveral sites for this years Democratic National committee convention, which starts this night. Program would take place from there, but it can be held from other areas. Cspan willf that, be covering at 5 00 this evening. We want to hear from you about political conventions and if you think they matter in this day in age, especially in the new environment we are in. You can let us know your thoughts by calling us. For republicans, 202 7488000 free democrats four democrats, and independents 202 7488002. Us, tweet ustext cspanwj, and a post on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. The New York Times has a highlight of who you will see tonight, including minnesota senator amy klobuchar, the nevada senator and the first latina to lead a Se
For this try dfriday morning. First, meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. Friday forecast sounds so good. Yes, and we have some great weather, too, to go along with that friday. So it makes it a little bit easier to wake up and head out the door as we look at this amazing view looking over martinez. Lets check out the trend. Well be in the upper 50s as we start out at 8 00. At lunch time its 71 degrees, reaching 76 by early in the afternoon, still very nice and mild today but we know that hot weather is headed our way soon. Ill talk more about that and mike gets you out the door with a look at the commute. Were looking at a smooth drive right now. Friday light. We can say that now as we look at the maps. We have seen much more traffic at least for the altamont and the trivalley over the last few weeks. Definitely no morning slowing. A smooth drive. I am tracking a crash at 680 but it does not appear to be a problem and the construction is clear. Back to you. Thank you v
H hy hymnnals. Happening now, all bay area counties are in phase ii. Santa clara county is allowing shoppers to pick up purchases curbside and if you work in manufacturing and logistics, you may be returning to work as well with proper social distancing and sanitation plans. Nbc bay areas kris sanchez joins us live from campbell where Small Business owners are ready to move forward, even if these are baby steps, kris. Reporter yeah, and this might be considered a baby step. Its not too busy here in downtown campbell yet, but were seeing Small Businesses setting up tables and getting ready to receive customers for Curbside Pickup. Customers can shop at this store by phone or face time and pick up curbside. The retailer now has 11 Bay Area Stores in four different counties, now all in phase ii. They went to phase ii at different times. And the shelter order went into effect, they built their website expect to see in normal times. Just how much curbside will boost that will depend on the