Gift from her sister, was worth 1,500, they were her property has received a number of highlily favorable reviews. Its called a stunning new book. Paris of the New York Times says its a cogent corrective that examines how historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. In the Washington Post elizabeth bar ren writes jonesrogers has an one that sets a new standard for scholarship on the subject. Stephanie jonesrogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california berkeley, specializing in africanAmerican History, gender history. They were her property won a learner scott prize for the best doctoral dissertation in u. S. Womens history in 2013. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome stephanie jonesrogers. [ applause ] hnch. Thank you so much that are that invitation, and the introduction, david, and thank you for coming this afternoon and spending your lunchtime with me. Its truly a pleasure to be here with you today. So this is James
This is an average small town, population about 10,000. Pleasant homes, some industry, main street. One of the 10,000 in habitants is anne wheeler. 14 years old. This is roger cartwright. He is 14 years old. There is a lot of things we can tell you about anne and roger. Where they live and who their parents are and what subjects they like at school . One thing we dont have to tell you is it is plain as day and they are fit. Nothing remarkable about that. For most young people these days good health is something taken for granted. Well, have you ever stopped the think why these young people like most of us dont have to worry about their health . Why is that so . Take this glass of water for instance. What does a glass of water have to do with annes health . It is quite simple really. When water falls from the sky as rain, it may be pure and fit to drink. But as it runs towards the sea, water may become polluted because Industrial Wastes are discharged in it. Also because of the waste co
A chance to talk with legislators about whats going on in their states. We will talk with legislators about what is going on. Good morning. Guest good to be with you. Host talk about what you think the governors is in opening the aspects of government and do you agree with that prospect . Guest i absolutely agree with it. We have got to get our economy up and going and we have to start somewhere. The governor has started that process, which the state of georgia is ready for. I am supportive of the direction we are headed. Host a lot of close contact, do you think other aspects could have started other than those . Guest sure, absolutely. It is going to be stepbystep. It is twofold. On one hand, you have employers who are ready to get back and going in on the other hand, you want those going to work to feel safe once they get there. All of those measures are going to be somewhat individual based on business and so forth. Suree underway of making there is safety and that our economy is o
Go into phase two. Washington journal continues. Host once again, we are back. Are help him high school helping Highschool Students around the country prepare for the advanced u. S. History placement exam. Matthewere with ellington and jason stacy. Good morning, gentlemen. Guest good morning. Guest good morning. Host this is the first year we have done the u. S. History cram for the exam for advanced placement. We want everybody to know what is changing this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Guest there is quite a bit that is changing this year. Probably the biggest change is that it is a shorter test. It is usually about 45minutes long. It is going to be an online test for students. In addition, it is just one documentbased essay question with five documents. Finally, it is an exam that students can take athome from their computers. Era, of Distance Learning, colleges have modified the test while keeping the same skills students need to be successful. Finally, this test is an
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