Brooklyn Historical Society a cultural hub for civic dialogue for over 150 years. The Washington Post right professor at Boston College and then with modern conservativism. And with that coalition of the h century. And then the prevalence of sexism and the quality for the civil war. And then they would be persuade persuaded. I am really excited to be here but first woman to share your questions for heather and in the q a box that as a whole the last about an hour. Now its my great pleasure to introduce Heather Cox Richardson author of six books of american politics and writer of the newsletters. Welcome heather. Im here. Trying to unmute myself also first of all thank you to brooklyn Historical Society but also to say im incredibly excited about this because the first time joann and i do her own thing to gather i asked her not only my but the talk about her new book as well but also how the past speaks to the current moment and whats going on in american politics today. We will talk ab
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