Next, on American History tv, Virginia High School teachers Becky Morrison and Irene Winchester given illustrated talk about world war ii and clothes rationing. They explored government restrictions on styles and colors, and its impact on innovations in fashion such as cork wedge heels, shorter hemlines, and glow in the dark buttons. Friends of the National World war ii memorial hosted this talk as a part of their annual teachers conference. Invitee are excited to Becky Morrison and irene fashioner talk about rationing during world war ii. Another teacher from her school. Welcoming themin up for their presentation. [applause] she stole my line because i was going to say, this is probably the best teacher conference you can ever go to. That is why i brought irene. This is my third year. I want you guys to go back to your school and encourage all of your teacher friends to come because this is such a valuable conference. Thank you friends of the world war ii memorial for inviting me back
Cork wedge heels, shorter hemlines, and glow in the dark buttons. Friends of the National World war ii memorial hosted this talk as a part of their annual teachers conference. Irene winchester talk about so we are excited to invite Becky Morrison and Irene Winchester talk about fashion rationing during world war ii. She brought another teacher from her school. Please join me in welcoming them up for their presentation. [applause] Becky Morrison she stole my line because i was going to say, this is probably the best teacher conference you can ever go to. That is why i brought irene. This is my third year. I want you guys to go back to your school and encourage all of your teacher friends to come because this is such a valuable conference. Thank you friends of the world war ii memorial for inviting me back. Irene and i are going to talk about fashion on the ration. In the United States, we did not ration clothing as much as the british did, but we had some severe restrictions on rationin
Craig nelson, the author of v is for victory. Franklin roosevelt American Revolution and the triumph of World War Two and the New York Times bestseller. The rocket men. The epic story. The first men on, the moon as well as several previous books, including pearl harbor, the age of radiance, the first hero, heroes, thomas paine. And lets get lost. His writing appeared in vanity fair, the wall street journal salon, soldier of fortune, national, Popular Science Readers Digest and a host of other publications. And he resides new york, and he is here to with us today. Welcome craig nelson. So unlike many of you ive been visiting the Hudson River Valley for 45 years. And one of the last things, roosevelts before he died was that he wanted to go home to the river. And all of us here what he meant. So i want to thank you also for your warm welcome. Im of living a once in a lifetime experience where ive never had a book that sparks the reaction and this one does. The people are passionate in lo
Controlled. So she had to adhere to these rules of censorship just like other journalist. All right. Well, thank you all so much for coming. Craig nelson, the author of v is for victory. Franklin roosevelt American Revolution and the triumph of World War Two and the New York Times bestseller. The rocket men. The epic story. The first men on, the moon as well as several previous books, including pearl harbor, the age of radiance, the first hero, heroes, thomas paine. And lets get lost. His writing appeared in vanity fair, the wall street journal salon, soldier of fortune, national, Popular Science Readers Digest and a host of other publications. And he resides new york, and he is here to with us today. Welcome craig nelson. So unlike many of you ive been visiting the Hudson River Valley for 45 years. And one of the last things, roosevelts before he died was that he wanted to go home to the river. And all of us here what he meant. So i want to thank you also for your warm welcome. Im of
My name is Cameron Blevins. Thank you for cosponsoring this event might particularly Jeffrey Engel england john phipps. Its my pleasure to introduce Cameron Blevins who braved last night whether to fly in from denver where he teaches u. S. History and humanities at the university of colorado campus in the mile high city. Before moving to the Current Ratio is assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in boston and the core faculty member at the school lab for networks. Cameron is in of the nutmeg state to does anybody know what the nutmeg state is . A number of you. I was hoping id be able to enlighten you. Although he posted palm streets and sunny skies of Southern California when he studied as an undergraduate he loved the west so much that he moved up interstate five to stand for where he his ph. D. In history in 2015. He argued boasts an impressive publication record and tonight he is here to to discuss with this his most significant accomplishment today, paper trail