Just like year, the unlikely reformer, carter glass and financial regulation. The format today, matts going to talk for however long he wants. We have a few images to supplement then hell take some questions, so come on up. Welcome. Id like to thank chuck and the other people at the Historical Society for having me here today. This is a strange introduction. I had a funny thing happen getting here. I live in chevy chase, maryland, and i didnt want to drive and look for a parking space so i called lyft and they came within a minutes. I was barely putting on a tie, learning how u to tie a tie again and when i get in as he was pulling away, i realized i did not put a belt on my trousers so i had visions of being on cspan with my trousers falling down, luckily, chuck brought me a belt. Youre saved from that, if not my speech. Ill talk for 20, 25 minutes then take your questions. Carter glass was a major figure in American History. A recent writer, richard farley, called him quote, the sing
Me as a Landmark Book on mutual funds by Oxford University press early in the last decade. He followed it up with this book just last year, the unlikely reformer carter glass and financial regulation. The format today, matt is going to talk for however long, we have a few images to supplement his discourse and then you will take some questions, right . So come on up. applause id like to take chuck and the other people for having me here today. I live in cherry chase, maryland and i did not want to drive and look for parking space so i called a lift and they came within a minute. I was barely putting on a tie in learning how to tie a tie again. When i got in the lift as hes pulling away, i realize i did not put a belt on my trousers. I had visions here being on cspan with my trousers falling down. Luckily chuck and one of his colleagues brought me a belt. You are safe from that at least not for my speech. I will talk for 20, 25 minutes and then take some questions. Carter glass was a ma
Senate in 1919 and ratified in 1920. Here we are 100 years later. The 116th congress has the highest the percentage of women making up roughly a quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speaker for the second time. And we have four women so far running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women and the key turning points for women in american politics. I want to introduce our panelists and then well come back through and have each of them talk about the books or the period of time they are writing about for about five minutes. And then well open up the conversation to all of you. So when we get to that point for questions, id like each of you to go to the microphone, line up behind the microphone to ask your questions. So let me introduce you to david perry, working at the university of minnesota. Hes a descendant of elizabeth. She was a historian and wrote a boom about book about feminism politics. David helped publish his mothers final book after the vote.
Live coverage begins at 3 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. [cheering] we want willkie we want willkie we want willkie i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] we want willkie the republicans in we want wi llkie. Wendell willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie, his grandson. I want you to introduce the audience to some of the fervor. As were seeing from these Iconic Images from the 1940s campaign that surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. We are entering the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the Roosevelt Administration. President roosevelt was right at the height of
And philadelphia. Good morning everyone. Welcome to this mornings discussion, from the moscow with. To nancy pelosi. Around the table on women, wielding the political power. Im Greta Brawner from cspan, American History tv, on cspan three every weekend. Its happy to coordinate with the organization of american historians to moderate this panel discussion, and of course it could not come at a better moment in history, with the 19th minute granting the women the right to vote. Passed by that u. S. House in the un that senate in 19, and ratified in 1920. If we are 100 years later, the 116th congress has the highest percentage of women ever making up ever, making up a quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speaker for the second time. We have four women still for running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women, and the key turning points for women in the wake of politics. Others you do see to our panelists, i will come back through and have each of them tal