You are watching American History television every weekend. Follow us on twitter for the information on the schedule with via coming programs and to keep up with the latest news. The organization of american historians. We spoke with students about the research for about 20 minutes. You are the assistant professor of women gender and sexuality study at ohio state university. The title of your panel here in st. Louis is organization of historians meeting, women behaving badly. It is a nice play on words. We are looking at women who challenged the norm at the time. Whether that was gender norms or what women should be doing or active is an they should be involved in, what will they should have in the public sphere. So we thought of them as behaving badly or outside of the boundaries. I looked at a woman named lucy dix low and how she really challenged howard to become a more progressive space, a place more inclusive for the women attending there, every caring women for careers outside of
Declaration of conscience in june 1950 where she opposed his tactics very eloquently. She goes on to serve a very long career into the early 1970s. She is one of the woman who is approaching the women of story in congress into a new era. If youre interesting, learn more by going to history. House. Gov. Objects and artifacts we dont have available today is available on the site. This was the first of a twopart program. You can view this and all other american artifacts programs on cspan. Org history. Each week american artifacts visits museums in historic places. Up next we take you inside the house wing of the u. S. Capitol to learn about women in congress. In the second of a twopart program, we begin in the 1940s with claire booth loose. Im farrah elliott, cure airport for the husband of representatives. That means i take care of a lot of the artifacts, artwork, that documents the houses reach heritage. Im matt whiz knew sky, historian of the fact. I collect biographical information,
She went after the leadership very publicly. Well, very shortly, they came around and put her on to the Committee Assignments that she wanted. One of the artifacts that we have that im particularly fond of is this one. Its a letter from j. Ed guard hoover to congresswoman khan and the important part of this isnt actually what hes writing. Whats important is dear mother khan. And its an odd phrasing for j. Ed card hoover. But she was known very much as the mother of the fbi. So that was often how he referred to her. So this is a fascinating piece of lobbying and playing up that affiliation and that close tie that they had. By the time we get to the late 1930s, early 1940s, were beginning to see a Different Group from that Pioneer Group of women coming to congress. World war ii reshapes the rolled of women in society generally, women hold a lot of jobs that men previously held as men go off to fight in the service. And women who come into congress during that era begin to advocate more o
Now, thats not the conventional view, which is that the tories will dump her ignominiously just as soon as she has taken all the blame for any u turns or brexit chaos thatll be coming the governments way, thus leaving a clean slate for a new leader. But what a statement for her to make. An attempt to stamp some authority on the party, as we all get back from holidays . Is it conceivable that she will lead the party for years to come . Or is itjust an inevitable political ritual that Prime Ministers have to pretend as much . Heres our political editor, nick watt. There must be something magical about the alpine air. An emboldened theresa may has returned from her Summer Holiday to reset the dial on herfaltering premiership by making plain, i am not a quitter. Do you intend to fight the next election . Yes, theres been a lot of speculation about my future which has no basis in it whatsoever. I am on this for the long term. There is realjob to be done in the united kingdom. Its about gett
Role women have played in history. Notre Dame High School in san jose, a place that also develops women of impact. All that on our show today. Well, mike honda is one of the most recognized and beloved members of the community, a bay area boy who graduated from san jose high school, then san jose state, before going into teaching, then the peace corps, then becoming an educator, a school board member, county supervisor, assemblyman, and then seven terms as congressman. And yet, for all of that, i know him mainly as a mentor in high school and a man who performed my wedding ceremony, and did a darn good job of it. Welcome to the show. Mike honda it was scary doing that. Robert yes, well, arlene and i are still married, so it was a successful ceremony. Mike well, it was a beautiful, beautiful ceremony. Robert well, thank you very much for being here. Its good to see you. Mike its a pleasure, thank you. Robert tell me something, now, first of all, youre going to south korea soon, so whats