Well, good evening. Welcome to the william g. Mcgowan theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall. Deputy archivist of the United States and im pleased you could join us for tonights program, whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of womens suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of the series events related to our current exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens Vote Centennial Initiative, and the one woman one vote 2020 festival, and we thank them for their support. Our special exhibit, rightfully hers, tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights, to secure these rights women activists had to win allies among men and influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the 19th amendment. Whose centennial we now celebrate. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may,
Life. There is a component of this that a lot of people do not understand. Not only is there a relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Kennedy, but a relationship between Eleanor Roosevelt and john f. Kennedy. We will start with the beginning, which is the relationship between Franklin Roosevelt and joe kennedy. Joe kennedy made most of his money in the 1920s in the stock markets. Kennedy asppointed the head of the Security Exchange commission. Some said that was putting the fox in charge of the henhouse. This created a relationship in which joe kennedy really became a very close confidant of fdr. He became ambassador to the court of st. James. You want to talk about how he managed that posting in london right before the war . It is an interesting time. I almost want to go back a tiny bit before that. As you could imagine, when young people are in the age where they are graduating from high school, whoever is the president in that moment has a profound impact on them. Shapes
Mcgowin theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall, deputy archivist for the United States and im pleased you can join us whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of our series rightfully hers american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens vote seicentennial initiative and the one woman one vote initiative. Our story tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights. To secure these rights, women activists had to win allies in men in influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the amendment. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery last may, guests at the opening reception were offered a yellow rose pin as they entered the museum. That evoked the badges worn by men. This nod to the role that men played came as something of a surprise. So, tonight were goin
Says what before we go but a news just in belarus were hearing those released to freelance staff are working for arties Ruptly Video Agency theyve been detained on sunday while reporting on the president ial election there they were among several new staff have been detained during the polls and subsequent protests we thought wed bring that bit of news before i go for now that is the up there as it stands at the moment came across so much more from us as well online at r. T. Dot com and various social media here in the moscow this thursday morning kevin though in reporting but with more in a half an hour then we have a great day. Greetings and salutations women are more than a sum of our reproductive parts women are a powerful and Strategic Group a group that the route history with theme is such a threat to the mythology mystic male dominated environment that womens rights were stripped we were trying. Like 2nd class citizens and public and even in our own homes but the year 2020 with
Greetings and salutations women are more than a sum of our reproductive parts women are force a powerful and Strategic Group a group that the route history was seen as such a threat to the massage mystic male dominated environment that womens rights were stripped we were treated like 2nd class citizens and public and even in our own homes but the year 2020 with all of its ups and downs gives time to pay homage to and celebrate one of the greatest victories american women have achieved gaining the right to vote 100 years ago on august 18th 1020 the 19th amendment to the Us Constitution was ratified and the largest expansion of democracy in American History came as a result of the 19th amendment this is a story here of its internal celebration also brings to light other factors related to voter rights. The battle for the white house is set with president Donald Trumps Reelection Campaign explicitly working to not only limit diverse voter turnout but to deconstruct voter platforms from lo