Artifacts featured in their joint publication the civil war in 50 objects. In the first of four programs, they discuss objected related to soldiers uniforms. Enjoy American History tv this week and every weekend on cspan3. Each week American History tvs american artifacts visit museums and historic places. Up next we take you inside the u. S. Capitols house wing where historians use artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of a twopart program. The story of women in Congress Begins with jeanette ranken who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house four years after 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 atlarge districts. And part of her platform is that shes a passivi
Up next, we take you inside the u. S. Capital south where historical math and we knew ski is artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of the two par program. The story of women in Program Begins with Jeannette Rankin who was elected to the house and 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house for wears before women have the right to vote nationally. In a way, shes really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full prep political rights. She was active in a National Woman suffrage organization. She helped get women the right to vote not only montana but a couple of states west of the mississippi. She runs in 1916, shes elected to one of montanas two large districts. Part of a platform that shes a pacifist. She sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917 and the house has come into special session. An extraordinary session because the president that light, Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of
History in congress. The story begins with Jennette Rankin who is 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 sufferage 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 states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two atlarge districts. Part of her platform shes a passivist. Shes sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917, and the house has come in to special session, extraordinary session because the president that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. This is 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
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Activists and protesters across the nation over the last few weeks have been tearing down these idiotic idols and relics to our slave owning colonizing history much to the dismay and outrage of well i guess what those who care more about stones symbols of hate than peoples flesh blood and lives never one to miss an opportunity to sound off in an Election Year u. S. President donald trump chimed in or rather tweeted in declaring i have authorized the federal government to arrest anyone who vandalize or destroys any monument statue or other such federal property in the United States with up to 10 years in prison. But it wasnt just the president was clutching his pearls the activists gadflies and Culture Police from the right of even some on the left were also losing their collective minds on t. V. And social media over the toppling of these slave owning idols yes apparently the removal of the ulysses s. Grant statue was just a line too far for some people ignoring the fact that grant des