good evening everybody. i m betsy fischer martin the executive director of the women in politics institute at american university good evening everybody, an executive director of women in politics institute at american university. welcome to our virtual series on women s day. we are glad that you could join us. those of you new to our events, wpbi is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institute in the school of public affairs that aims to close the gender gap. we offer academic and campaign training. we facilitate research and discussions like this on women and politics. tonight, we want to take a look back all the way back hundred years to the era of white ratification. passage of the 19th amendment because understandably, the fight for women s equality did not stop with the suffrage movement. there is more to do, that is what our discussion were central on this evening with dr. rebecca wulf who. it was written, an amazing new book, it is titled gender citizenship, 1920 to 1963. doc