Hi, im kate and im the curator of votes for women. Im standing in front of what we call our title treatment. It is a large blowup of a german born actress. The allegorical figure that represents the United States during the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d. C. Thats just one event of the long Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights. We have 124 objects of this long history bringing it right up to 1920. But also the 19th amendment. And what it didnt do to enfranchise all women including women with color. I then took the exhibition up to the voting right acts of 1965. If you come with me were going to explore the 1913 parade more indepth. We are standing in front of the photo postcards of the 1913 parade. It was organized by alice paul. This was a completely different tactic than what had been done before with other suffragists. I was paul was trying to creates headlines, after spending time in britain she was radicalized by the british suffragists. She learned how to
And it is, indeed, freedom to print things and publish things and it is not a freedom for what we refer to now as the press. 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. Next, a visit to the smi Smithsonians National portrait gallery. In the second of a two part program, American History tv is given a guided tour marking the centennial of the 19th amendment. Miss lemay explores the National Womens Party Tactics under the leadership of alice paul. Hi, im kate lemay, the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence, which is an exhibition on view at the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. Im standing in front of what we call our title treatment. Its a large blow up of a german born actress. She was acting as columbia, a figure which represents the United States during the finish or the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d. C. , and thats just one event o
Cspan3. Next, a visit to the Smithsonians National portrait gallery. In the second of a twopart program, historian Kate Clarke Lemay gives American History tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house, ms. Lemay explores the National Womens Party Tactics under the leadership of alice paul. Hi, im kate lemay, and im the curator of votes for women, a portrait of persistence, which is an exhibition on view at the National Portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. And im standing in front of what we call our title treatment. Its a large blowup of headwig lik riker who was a german born actress. During the finnish or the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington, d. C. , andst that just one event of the long Suffrage Movement that this exhibition highlights, and we have 124 objects that goes into the long history beginning in the 1832 and bringing it right up to 1920, but the
History tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the white house. And womens Party Tactics under leadership of alice paul. I am kate clarke lemay, curator of an exhibition on view of the National Portrait gallery on the smithsonian institution. Our title treatment is a large blowup of hedwig riker who was a german born actress and she was acting at columbia, the allegorical figure that represents the United States during the conclusion of the 1913 parade in washington dc and that is just one event of the long Suffrage Movement this exhibition highlights, 124 objects, long history beginning in 1832, right up to 1920, also querying the nineteenth amendment, to franchise all women including women of color. I took that up to the Voting Rights act of 1965. If you will come with me we are going to explore the 1913 parade more in depth. So we are standing in front of several postcards of the 1913 parade
Florence Kling Harding once said she had only one real hobby and that was Warren Harding. She was a significant force in her husbands presidency and adept at handling the media. Despite hardships, scandals, her husbands infidelities and his death in office as well as her own poor health, Florence Harding set many precedents that would help define the role of the modern first lady. Good evening. And welcome to cspans series first ladies influence image. Tonight, were going to be telling you the story of Florence Harding, the first lady that one of our guests said has been neglected and derided by throughout history. But in her time, the hardings came in as very popular people. Were going to learn more about the trajectory of her time and her husbands time in office and her interesting story that not many people know today. Let me introduce you to our two guests. Katherine sibley is a history professor at st. Josephs college in philadelphia. Shes a biographer of the first lady. Her book