Well, good evening. Welcome to the william g. Mcgowan theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall. Deputy archivist of the United States and im pleased you could join us for tonights program, whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of womens suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of the series events related to our current exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens Vote Centennial Initiative, and the one woman one vote 2020 festival, and we thank them for their support. Our special exhibit, rightfully hers, tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights, to secure these rights women activists had to win allies among men and influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the 19th amendment. Whose centennial we now celebrate. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may,
Mcgowin theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall, deputy archivist for the United States and im pleased you can join us whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of our series rightfully hers american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens vote seicentennial initiative and the one woman one vote initiative. Our story tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights. To secure these rights, women activists had to win allies in men in influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the amendment. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may, guests at the opening reception were offered a yellow rose pin as they entered the museum. That evoked the badges worn by men. This nod to the role that men played came as something of a surprise. So, tonight were goin
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So i have the very difficult task of going after gary. I would like to first thank carrie for inviting me and will, for accommodating all of my traveling snafus and being so gracious. And to thank liz baron, who is my former advisor and gary gallagher, who is also a dear mentor of mine, for not only having me here at the conference, but also just for years and years of mentoring. That dont seem to end. I am going to talk about i am going to begin with the battle that gary does not think is important, because it is in North Carolina. To be fair, i dont think many people think that the battle of newborn is incredibly important or significant, so i dont think he is alone. Nor am i arguing that the western theater is more important than the eastern theater. I wanted to throw my hands up and say that up front and maybe change the conversation a little bit. So, i will begin. On the morning of march 14, 1862, general john foster read the first troops to the front line in North Carolina. Foste
Of history and comparative american studies at oberlin college. We are glad to claim her as one of our own, receiving her ph. D. From uv. She will speak on i wore the uniform of blue making the case for africanamerican enlistment. I have the very difficult task of going after gary. I would like to thank you for inviting me and for will for for all of my traveling snafus and being so gracious. And to thank liz, whos my former adviser, and Gary Gallagher, whos also a dear mentor of mine, for not only having me here at the conference but also for years and years of mentoring that dont seem to end. Im going to talk about im going to begin with the battle that gary does not think is important. Because it is in North Carolina. To be fair, i dont think many people think that the battle of new bern is incredibly important or significant, so i dont think hes alone. Nor am i arguing that the western theater is more important than the eastern theater. I just want to throw my hands up and say that