Thank you for coming out. I hope the rain will let up. This is the 100 anniversary of ratification of the 19th th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment. Angela dodson has put together a table sort of almanac titles remember the ladies. A documents the long struggles for suffrage for women in this country. It recalls what Abigail Adams said to her husband at the time of the drafting of the constitution. Letters,n sources, speeches, newspaper accounts, photos, drawings, angela highlights the milestones in historic push for womens Voting Rights. Her book provides portraits of a number of the leaders of the womens Suffrage Movement. It places that movement in the social of other major and Political Developments that were unfolding. Men turnre women than out to vote, but lest anyone think the fight is over, just recall the massive turnout on the mall last january, reaffirming womens rights in effectively protesting donald trump selection. Angela has lots of experience report
She urged him to remember to write, rights for women, into that seminal document. A drawing on a range of sources including letters, speeches, newspaper accounts, photosdrawings, angela highlights the milestones in an historic push for womens Voting Rights. Her book provides portraits of a number of the leaders of the womens Suffrage Movement. And places that movement in the context of other major social request and Political Developments that were unfolding. Today, more women than men attend a turnout to vote, but lest anyone think the fight is over, just recall the massive turnout on the mall last january. A reaffirming womens rights and effectively protesting Donald Trumps election. Angela has lots of experience herself, report reporting and telling newsworthy stories amount veteran journalist who after starting with gannett news landed at the new york times. There she rows from copy editor become the first africanamerican woman promoted to a Senior Editor position at the times. She
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