as a public service. up next on american history tv we hear from a panel of scholars about how suffragists as a group outwardly adhered to traditional ideas of marriage and heterosexuality to demonstrate the suffrage movements respectability yet many privately engaged in non-traditional relationships the california historical society hosted this event and provided the video. my name is frances kaplan, and i m the reference and outreach librarian at the california historical society. thank you all for tuning into our program a little bit about us the california historical society was founded in 1871 150 years ago its mission is to inspire and empower people to make california s richly diverse past and meaningful part of their contemporary lives. and now to our current program. on january 20th this year history will be made when kamala harris becomes the first woman vice president of the united states of america as well as the first woman of color to hold this position. i think
harris becomes the first woman vice president of the united states of america as well as the first woman of color to hold this position. i think it is safe to say that this occasion marks the shattering of quite a few glass ceilings. harris is inauguration comes just months after the us month 100 year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote. there s a long legacy of women fighting for political empowerment in the united states and in this program, our speakers will discuss their research into women whose contributions to this cause fully deserve recognition. our first speaker is kimberly, hamlin. she is the associate professor of history and global and intercultural studies at miami university in oxford, ohio as well as an award-winning historian speaker and writer her book free thinker sex suffrage and the extraordinary life of helen hamilton gardner reveals the story of hamilton gardner who the same year that suffrage went in
the world affairs council of dallas-fort worth hosted this online event. hi, everyone. thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. joining us this afternoon is dr. dubois. she is the author of suffrage: women s long battle for the vote. i m so pleased the conversation be with a very dear and special friend and supporter of the world affairs council. let me remind you you can purchase a copy by going to dallas s independent bookstore. please be sure to type in the off and you will get 10% not just on suffrage but any book in your shopping cart. thanks to ourcial director for being a sponsor of today s program. and so much thanks the league of women voters being our perversion our promotional partner. programs, with our please go online, or if you missed program, you can go to our youtube channel and one surprise you that the weight to find our channel is typed in d fwworld. lee is a special friend of the world affairs council and the host of a program where she i
was in print. we always kind of gravitated toward each other. i was such a huge fan of her reporting and she was such a respected journalist. but johanna, you ve gone on to even greater things. she went on to earn her ph.d., as you just heard. she is a scholar in residence. she s done extraordinary historical work and this latest book is just a treat for all of you who haven t had a chance to read it yet or peek at it, you are truly in for a treat. so johanna without going any longer on all the prefaces, just why haven t you changed in 30 years? [laughter] johanna: full disclosure good doctors. [laughter] judy: you covered i knew you as a reporter, los angeles times, covering politics. you covered the white house, the state department and conditioning congress. how did you find your way from doing that to being interested in history? johanna: well, actually, i was very happy as a journalist. i loved what i was doing. can you all hear me? but in late 2008 when the econom
ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives, accompanied by the honorable kevin mccarthy, mckay cole james, the honorable barbara mikulski, the honorable brenda lawrence, the honorable debbie lesko, ms. cokie roberts, and ms. rebecca boggs roberts. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house of representatives. good afternoon. [ cheers and applause ] good afternoon, yes, yes indeed this afternoon is very much a cause for celebration and cheering for what happened 100 years ago today in the house of representatives. well, thank the u.s. army string quartet for making it so pleasant for us. [ applause ] i m honored to be here with kevin mccarthy and the bipartisan members of congress. mostly our women members of congress. we salute our co-chairs of the bipartisan house caucus for women s issues, congresswoman brenda lawrence and congresswoman debbie lesko. [ applause ] and let us welcome cokie ro