Sure some of you have seen some of those man on the street interviews situations where they go up and ask really basic questions that people have no clue what youre talking about. You know, they think, you say who was the first president . They say, reagan . They just, they just, they have no idea. Its funny but its so sad because our founders, and particularly franklin and jefferson, emphasized education and they emphasized being informed. And they said our system of governance and our freedoms are dependent on a well informed and educated populace. Because they recognize that if the people were not well informed, that they would be easy to manipulate. And all it would take is dishonest politicians and the complicit news media and off you go into another direction very, very quickly. You can watch this and other programs online that booktv. Org. Welcome to western massachusetts on booktv. Located in the central part of the state gets a population of about 180,000 residents in the seco
You what this storm looked like in the overnight hours. Hurricane that you are rolled ashore as a category 2 storm. If you take a look at the traffic lights as well, you will see the major blowing of the wind. We are feeling some of the horizontal rain right now. More than a dozen counties are under state of emergency as thousands are left without power. Storm surge and flooding made a threat. Most people have been concerned have been directly on the coast, now we have concerns about people inland who may be impacted by potential flooding and rivers going over their banks. Reporter governor is urging residents to stay inside. The storm sent tourists from beaches, many of the locals took it in trade. This is just a little bump in the road when you live here. You just have to be prepared. If it get toss a point that you need to go you need to go. Reporter National Weather service says that you are wont stay in North Carolina long it is expected to speed up. Dumping rain all the way up to
Today. Todays lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. This is one of my absolute favorite things to talk about, as im sure you all can imagine. So im just going to dive right into it. The title of todays talk is reporters and sisters. And thats because these labels represent a new kind of job that emerged for women at the end of the 19th century. And i want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and remarkable women seized the opportunities created by the circumstances of their time to carve out a public space for themselves and to make a voice for themselves and for others when womens voices were not welcomed or, or respected that much. So history is always the story of individuals responding creatively to the conditions and circumstances in which they live. And so to really understand how this unfolded and how this new type of job that being a newspaper reporter in some of the biggest cities of the country to understand how this came about, we rea
Todays lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. This is one of my absolute favorite things to talk about as i am sure you all can imagine. I am just going to dive right into it. The title of todays top is stunned reporters and sob sisters. That is because these labels represent a new kind of job that emerged for women at the end of the 19th century. I want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and remarkable women seized the opportunities created by the circumstances of their time to carve out a public space for themselves and to make a voice for themselves and four others won womens voices were not welcomed or respected that much. History is always the story of individuals are responding creatively to the conditions and circumstances in which they live. To really understand how this unfolded and how this new type of job, that being a newspaper reporter in some of the bigger cities in the country to understand how this came about, we really need to
Century. Good morning. [inaudible conversations] thank you for being here today. Todays lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. This is one of my absolute favorite things to talk about, as im sure you all can imagine. So im just going to dive right into it. The title of todays talk is reporters and sisters. And thats because these labels represent a new kind of job that emerged for women at the end of the 19th century. And i want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and remarkable women seized the opportunities created by the circumstances of their time to carve out a public space for themselves and to make a voice for themselves and for others when womens voices were not welcomed or, or respected that much. So history is always the story of individuals responding creatively to the conditions and circumstances in which they live. And so to really understand how this unfolded and how this new type of job that being a newspaper reporter in some of t