Good evening, everyone. I am valerie paley. I am director of the center for womens history, and i and so delighted to welcome you to the york the New York Historical society and womens center. We are the first such center within the walls of a major museum in the United States, and its about time. [applause] valerie i will not take too much time away from the panel, but i do want to do a special shout out to our moderator. She is the postdoctoral fellow in womens history in public history here at New York Historical. She is a fantastic scholar, human being, and colleague and i am so glad they are with us at an important moment. I also want to do a special shout out to the womens foundation, four years ago they melon foundation, four years ago they gave us a giant vote of confidence and a lovely grant to get the center up and running. We are here, and we are here to stay. Really happy about that. She went to Columbia University and got their phd there, as did i more than a couple of yea
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I welcome you to the Historical Society and center this eechk. If you do not know about us, its time you did. We are the first such center within the walls of a major museum in the United States. And its about time. Im not going to take too much time, too much time away from the panel, but i do want to do a special shoutout to our moderator, post doctoral fellow in womens history and public history here at new york his r historical. Nick is a fantastic scholar and human being and colleague and i am so absolutely thrilled that hes been with us at a very important moment in the development of the center. I also want to do a special shoutout to the Melon Foundation itself, which about four years ago, gave us a giant vote of confidence and very lovely grant to get the center up and running because at the Melon Foundation, we are here and we are here to stay. And really, really happy about that. In any case, nick went to columbia university, got his phd there just a couple of years ago, as