On democracy. And in formula one a champagne performance for Lewis Hamilton of the belgian grand prix another puts him one step closer to the title and Michael Schumacher is reckless. Welcome to the Program Police in the capital men arrested more than 100. 00 antigovernment protesters they were taking part in another mass demonstration to demand president Alexander Lukashenko step down the protests started after lucas claimed an overwhelming reelection victory earlier this month but observers said the pool was neither free nor fair. Go away go away. Tens of thousands hit the streets of minsk on sunday the 3rd week of protests doing their best to avoid a Massive Police presence. But not always with success. Thousands have been detained in recent weeks opponents of the regime and of president Alexander Lukashenko. I came here to express my disagreement with the results of the election and my solidarity with the detained people i stand for peace for belarus but not for lukashenko. Lucas f
The White House Historical association hosted this discussion. Im the president of the White House Historical association, and its my privilege to well you, many of you back to historic Decatur House and the White House Historical association for another one of our wonderful lectures. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capital Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society. We have our wonderful colleagues here tonight and my great friend jane campbells the new president of the capital historic society, and id like to welcome you here today. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amendment was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house as a backdrop to challenge inequity and bring attention to their cause. And tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens right to vote. But before i introduce our speaker i have a couple of other introdu
Have worked tirelessly to make this program possible. Thank you to each and every one of them for their contributions and support. Id also like to say a huge thank you to our Program Sponsors p g and merck. This program would not have been possible without them. For those of you who dont know us, all in together is a nonpartisan womens Civic Education organization. Since our founding in 2014, weve trained tens of thousands of women across america on the tools of civic leadership, advocacy and community organizing. We are working to ensure women have power and agency in american democracy. Were especially committed to mobilizing women at the margins of our democratic process. In this year and every year, our work remains urgent and vital. This Program Honors the heroism of the suffragettes who fought to ensure women the right to vote but also reminds us of the many women who were left out of that victory. We celebrate womens suffrage even as we remember that women of color could not exe
House. Tonight is one of the annual National Heritage lectures that we do in partnership with the u. S. Capitol Historical Society and the u. S. Supreme court Historical Society. We have our wonderful colleagues from both here tonight and Jane Campbell is the new president of the capitol Historical Society. On june 4, 1919, the 19th amend was passed and sent to the states for ratification. The suffragists used the white house to bring attention to their cause. Tonight we look forward to hearing more about their successful efforts to secure womens right to vote. Before i introduce our speaker, i have a couple other introductions and things to share. First of all we have guests from Smith College here tonight, the Washington Club of Smith College. Stand up. Stand up for the Smith College. [ applause ] theyre our special guests tonight. Were honored to have them. I would also like to tell you a little bit about the White House Historical association and for those of you who have been with
And it is a lenticular, which has a special effect so that as you walk by the image changes between the two. And we really wanted to have it in the exhibit to help grab the publics attention, and also to signal that this is a historic exhibit, but one that continues to have contemporary relevance today. So lets head now into the lawrence f. Obrien gallery, where rightfully hers is on display. So this is a National Archives exhibition to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, but it is more than a 19th amendment exhibition. Thats because the 19th amendment, landmark Voting Rights victory that it was for women, did not give all women the right to vote. Millions of women were already voters by the time the 19th amendment was added to the constitution, but millions of women for reasons other than their sex remained unable to vote. And so this exhibit looks at that story as well. We have this introductory video here that is also meant to grab peoples attention and pull them