Legislative body. She spoke about slavery and womens rights before the Massachusetts State Legislature in 1838. An event honoring her and looking at women in politics. From boston, this is just over two hours. Welcome, everyone. I will be your evening moderator. We are here tonight to explore how women become political. We will look at the past and the present and consider the future, too. There will be some remarks and a panel. Regretfully, senator Elizabeth Warren is not able to join us because she needs to be in washington. Someone has to work. She is there to work in the senate. [applause] however, she has made a short video for us that we will share in place of the remarks she would have given. Now, during the evening we invite you to tweet and send your questions at womenpoli2013. Also a reminder. Silence your cell phones right now. Everybody moving to silence the cell phones . Good. And for those who could not attend tonight, the good news is that the event is being taped by the
Income, you see the same type of disparity. The average Median Income for 57,009. Icans, the average Median Income for 21. Canamericans, 33,3 , d in terms of overall wealth 149. Hite families, 113, but for africanamerican families in this great country, the average collective wealth. S 5,677 100 in a or every white household, similarly situated africanamerican household only has 5. Thats a problem for america that we should all feel compelled to confront. Thats why the Congressional Black Caucus wants to invest in education and job training. Invest in transportation and infrastructure. Invest in research and development. Invest in technology and innovation, invest in preserving the social safety net so that you can lift up communities left behind by the recession, but also collectively lift up america for the good of everyone. So now its my honor and privilege to yield to the very distinguished gentleman from new york, prominent member of the ways and means committee, someone who has g
Booktv a preview of his forthcoming book, mr. President. George washington and the making of the nations highest office. Then at 8 45 p. M. Eastern, the First Amendment cases the author has participated in or written about over the years. He also discusses his fight for freedom. And then after words with an author and guest interviewer. She is the author of women in the club, gender and policymaking in the senate. We wrap up tonights program at 11 00 p. M. Eastern with a discussion on how economic balance has brought down powerful nations. Glenn hubbard and the Hudson Institute talk about the possibility of the same thing happening to the united states. Visit booktv. Org for more on this television schedule. Now its time for more booktv. The author is the daughter of two Holocaust Survivors. Sonia taitz was featured at the authors wrote literature fest. I am so honored to be here with this great audience and the author sonia taitz, who has written a very haunting book called the watchm
Thing to do. I think you said to mr. Rex that you had used federal express. My question to you, quite frankly, bearing all that in mind do you not accept that you have at the very least been woefully irresponsible with secret information and thereby peoples lives. The question is about wikileaks, not about this story at all. Its got nothing to do with this story. No, i dont accept your premise. Thank you. Can we clarify the situation where you go from here where the guardian goes from here. The Prime Minister said in the house, some describe it as intimidation. Used whatever word one would like. Will the guardian continue to publish despite all of that, revelations from snowden, would you consider have been in the Public Domain . We have been working slowly and rep responsibly with hundreds of journalists in the world. Were going to continue to consult them. Were not going to be put off by intimidation nor are we going to behave recklessly. Glad to hear that. Mr. Flynn has the final .
Memoir, the watchmakers daughter, about growing up in newark city as the child of two Holocaust Survivors. This presentation was part of the 2013 chicago tribunes printers row lit fest. Its about 45 minutes. Im very honored to be here tonight with this great audience and also with my colleague, sonia taitz has written a very haunting book called tintin. Well tell you about both the washington the watchmakers daughter. You are the daughter. Tell us about the watchmaker. What was it like to live within . I was born into a family of a heroic couple who had survived the holocaust and to seem to me more like victors thing that comes. And so my father was a very charismatic man. I would say that physically you could combine yul brynner in the role of king in the king and i, and is also a good dancer, and particularly a good walter. And pablo picasso, a man who always looked older but never got old. He saved lives and the holocaust. You become a watchmaker because it was very unfortunate circ