Been the director, of the Huntington Library in san marino california. A former professor of history, and at the university of california riverside. She is a Frances Perkins scholar, and received her degree with distinction. Her dissertation, received the prize as the best dissertation of American History at yale. She began her teaching career at Simmons College and has been a fellow and a visiting professor professor at harvard university. In which the ladies of washington help build a city and government, when the first book price from the society for historians of the early american republic, and the northeast Popular Culture American Culture Association Annual book award. Political biography imperfect union, telemedicine and the creation of the american nation, was a finalist for the George Washington book price. In 2012, she published dolly medicine, the problem of National Unity and the queen of america. My fidelity madison. President obama appointed her to a president ial commis
First families, 200 years of private life in the white house. He served as a consultant to the smithsonian, and was the National First ladys library historian until 2017. Hes currently writing camera girl for simon and schuster. So welcome, carl. Thank you. I appreciate so much being able to join the White House Historical association today and very honored to give you a little bit of a back ground about Florence Harding and the book. I have to tell you, as is often said, a parent should not really have per se a favorite child, and, you know, i think an author shouldnt perhaps have a favorite book. But i will say that the research of this book, and then the unique promotion that i did for the book will always be a very important part of my life. I started writing this book, researching this book at a time when there was still the sun was just setting on the last generation of people who knew the hardings firsthand. Of course, they were Young Children and one or two had almost been teen
Freedom to print things and publish things. It is not a freedom for what we now refer to institutionally as the press. Lectures in history, on American History tv on cspan 3. Every saturday, at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. In 1848 a convention was held in seneca falls, new york to discuss the state of womens rights in the country. The gathering was seen by many as the beginning of the womans Suffrage Movement. However, it took until 1920, over 72 years later, for women to earn the right to vote. During those years organizations such as the National American womans Suffrage Association, and National Womans Party would form. Creating a national movement. Yet it was women in every community who led the effort in their towns and states to demand rights. Through the work of cspan cities tour well introduce you to some of these women who dedicated their lives to this cause. From a prosuffrage newspaper publisher
Writer, and a commentator whose work is focused on how black americans have shaped the history of american democracy. Her most recent book, which just vanguard s called how black women broke barriers, won the vote, and insisted on equality for all. Is fascinating. You have to get it. Jonesss with dr. Grandmother, susie jones. And i must admit i havent finished the book, but it has Amazing Stories of women who have really made a difference. And we look forward, dr. Jones, to hearing your story. So, let me just tell you a little bit about dr. Jones. She was born in Central Harlem and was originally trained as an attorney and was working on social justice issues after being trained in new york. The q a law school, she became a Public Interest lawyer and spent 10 years representing homeless people, people with mental illness, women living with aids. Awarded a4, she was fellowship on the future of the city of new york at Columbia University based on her lawyering work. And there, her career
Through the work of cspans city tours, well introduce you to some of these women. Youll learn why western territories and states were on the leading edge of the movement and youll hear how a letter from a mother to her son would help lead to the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. We begin in syracuse new york where we talk about Lucretia Mott. Lucretia mott is the most important white female abolitionist and one of the most important women in American History. Yet, shes not received the same amount of historical attention as someone like Elizabeth Cady stanton. Shes not a household name. My biography of Lucretia Mott is titled Lucretia Motts heresy. And the heresy refers to her own activist strategy. He always said to other activists, we must agitate. He advised reformers to stand out in our heresy, to confront social injustices, political injustices, legal injustices, and not be afraid to be labeled an iniffidel or nonconformist. And thats what Lucreti