Mcgowin theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall, deputy archivist for the United States and im pleased you can join us whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of our series rightfully hers american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens vote seicentennial initiative and the one woman one vote initiative. Our story tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights. To secure these rights, women activists had to win allies in men in influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the amendment. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may, guests at the opening reception were offered a yellow rose pin as they entered the museum. That evoked the badges worn by men. This nod to the role that men played came as something of a surprise. So, tonight were goin
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Festival. Lets jump in and talk with us about whats new this year. Yeah. Well, weweve got 65 films from3 countries. And as you mentioned, well be in five bay area cities. At the run at the caster theater for ten days starting on july 18th. And palo alto, marin, oakland, albany, and san rafael. And you can repeat and people can go to more than one place at a time. Thats right. And if you love the film, see it again in another venue. Were excited to be back in the venues. We have something really amazing thats new this year. We have the shabat dinner open to the public at city hall. Its the night after Opening Night on july 19th at city hall. Its a sit down, familystyle dinner. Its the event to welcome the International Filmmakers here visiting us from out of town to join us. They say a little bit about the films and we have a celebration. And people get a chance to mix and mingle. Thats on the 19th. And people can buy tickets or tables on our website. Wonderful. And we should say i know
65 flims from 13 countries. As you mentioned, well be in five bay area cities. Well be at the run at the castro theater for ten days starting july 18th. And palo alto, marin, albany, and san rafel. I already said that. You can repeat. People can go to more than one place. Thats right. And if you love the flim, see it again at another venue. Were excited to be back in the venues. We have something really amazing thats new this year. We have a dinner open to the public that this year is at city hall. And this is great. Its the night after Opening Night. We meet on july 19th at city hall. Its a sit down, familyer the we welcome the international flim makers here victiming us from out of town to join us. They say a little bit about the flims and they have a celebration. Thats on the 19th and people can buy ticks on the website. Wonderful. And we should say, i know well get to this, but the Film Festival attracts so many people. July 19th is a friday evening and the sa bath begins on friday