Marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, an abolitionist Harriet Taubman and how she joined the Suffrage Movement later in her life. On august 18th, 1920, tennessee became the 36th and lasting to ratify the 19th amendment, granting women the right to vote. The decades long fight, and its legacy. The organized Women Movement dates when the convention to consider the rights of women devote wasnt cynical false, new york. A Committee Found their grievances against the government of men to be the same number that men have had and endured. It took George Washington 60 years to make amends grievances by war. It took 72 years to establish womens rights by law. At least 1000 legal enactments were necessary, and everyone was a struggle against abolition. Womens suffrage is hard work and party, crowned by victory. Colleen shogan its the vice chair of the centennial commission, also the Senior Vice President of the White House Historical association. Joining us here in washington. Thank you s
City hall in a procession that carried out funeral print tradition is stopped briefly as part of a tradition. The spirit could see his home one last time. This is when the family hangs a black morning wreath. The motorcade made its way through the city traveling the streets he knew very well. He came outside city hall in the mayors parking spot at the foot of the steps leading to the rotunda. Beginning this morning and evening live pictures from inside city hall. Dignitaries and members of the public are stopping by to pay tribute to the late mayor who died tuesday morning. A historical day is thousands lined up to see the late mayor lying in state at city hall. The public can view the American Flag adorned casket in the rotunda until 7 pm. His got longer as the day has gone on. Reporter early this morning we had quite a crowd. The line seems to be even longer. All the way around the corner. People coming here as soon as they get off of work to pay respects. This is to honor a man as w
About how respected he was as a public official. Thousands gathering at San Francisco city hall show the magnitude of a man and mayor who left an impact on his city. Congresswoman nancy pelosi arrived at noon pausing in silence at the casket inside the rotunda. Its heartbreaking. Its really heartbreaking. Its hard to even talk about his leaving us without thinking of his beautiful smile. Reporter police chief bill scott comforted his wife. He is a good person to my family. He welcomed us with open arms from the first day we got here, made us feel comfortable. You know, with a sense of humor. He has a way of taking the edge off things reporter former San Francisco supervisor and state Assembly Member david chiu offered condolences in writing. Every day it continues to sink in although i still feel his spirit here at city hall. He is a fine decent person. You really wanted to work for him, work hard for him. He had basically diplomatic skills unlike most ordinary politicians who fly off
Stanton. She is a historian of womens history. We are delighted to have her here tonight. Elizabeth griffith, thank you for being here. [applause] hello, everybody. We are making a few adjustments here. The light relates to cspan filming, so we are stuck with the light, which is affecting some of the colors. I hope you have already noticed that the background was suffrage for all. [laughter] hello, welcome, and thank you for being here. Thank you to the smithsonian for the invitation and the opportunity to talk about what im learning as i write a new book. This book is about women in the 20th century between the two betweenon washington, the march 1913 suffrage march, organized by alice paul the day before Woodrow Wilson was a nigra, and the march january here, around the country and around the world the day after president trumps inauguration. Spanhundredyour encompasses economic, legal rights for women, large cultural shift, sexual expectations, as and. As sexism, misogyny, historian
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