Sorry to say, with cspan, what you are do we take you live that at the lgbtq vtory institute is honoring nancy pelosi as part of anvent marking the tenth anniversary of the repeal of the dont ask, dont tell law. Also want to take a moment to thank coach price price winr blues and devoted member of this Community Also differentnd lets face it bestdressed man and ten, Jonathan Capehart for taking theime to moderate todays very impornt conversation we are so grateful to Jennifer Pritzker, founder of the 20 foundation of saud and chairwoman of the Pritzker Military museum and library for serving a executive sponsor of todays Historic Panel issued international lgbtq leadership council. She regrets she could be with us today and absent im honor to share her followinghoughts on the importance of this topic. Todays panel [inaudible] thank you for jning us for the 2020 international ltq leaders conference. Close caption is a fatal b clicking the letter cc in the toolbar below the webcast windo
Why did we choose this topic, i dont know. Did you . Fall, chris took my civil war class out to Little Round Top and did an incredible job, not just telling us about what happened at Little Round Top, but he also did a really insightful job of helping my students understand the construction of historical narratives and focusing on chamberlain. A different way for my students to understand. Before chris gets going, i want to do a quick plug. Chris is a Gettysburg College alum. 2006. Raduated in i while at gettysburg is when believe you began to do some volunteer work for the park. My first year at the college, i worked at the institute. Internship at an the park working with john and scott. It was my First National park experience and i fell in love with it. I have been fortunate enough to make a career out of it. It has been a wonderful journey. I wish i was a student now. The program does Amazing Things across parks. So many things. I wish i had at my disposal when i was a student. I
Our nations past. Cspan3 created by americas Cable Television companies as a public service. And brought to you today by your television provider. Each week American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next we take you inside the u. S. Capitols house wing where historian Matthew Wasniewski and karen Farar Elliott traced the history of women in congress. This is the first of a twopart program. The story of women in Congress Begins with jeannette ranken elected to the house in 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally. And in a way shes really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote, not only in montana, but a couple of states west of the mississippi. And she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two at large districts. And part of her platform is that s
Years before women had the right to vote fashlly and in a way shes really a bridge from the suffrage movement, to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization, and she helped women get the right to vote not only in montana, but a couple of states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two at large districts and part of her platform is that shes a pacifist. Well, shes sworn into the house on april 2, 1917, and the house has come into a special session, extraordinary session because the president that night, Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. Its the u. S. Entry into world war i and rankin, when that vote is held is one of a group of about 50 members who votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. She was on the womens suffrage committee. She was on the Public Lands Committee which was an important assi
In a way, shes really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote not only in montana, but a couple of states west of mississippi. She runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montana s to at large districts. Part of her platform is that shes a pacifist. She sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917, and the house has come into a special session because Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. The u. S. Entry into world war i. When that vote is held, rankin is one of a group of about 50 members votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. She was on the womens suffrage committee. She was on the Public Lands Committee which was an important assignment for a woman from montana, with so much of the lands being held by the federal government. It wasnt important position. She se