And native americans. She also describes the difficulties faced by women running for political office. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this one hour, 45 minute program. Our speaker tonight is robin chairnsey, the interim and a professor womens history. You heard her speak about one the ago in the context of belmont house. At the time, she said she was doing research on what happened after women got the vote. I thought that was a really interesting program, and it is clear from your response that you will do as well. So please give a warm welcome to robin munsey. Thank you. Robin munsey thank you so much, rebecca, for that introduction, and for the imitation to come back. Is always so nice to be invited back. It is like it did not go too badly. And thank you to everyone at the Smithsonian Associates who have made this possible, taking care of all the publicity and logistics. Let me make sure i have this all right. The 19th amendment, the woman suffrage amendment to the u. S. Constitut
Here is the recent program. Every year millions of people visit northbridge and minuteman historical park. Many of them visit the robin house. Many people were unaware slavery existed in the north. Many people believe slavery was entirely a Southern Institution and that the racial problems that stem from an existed only in the american south. The Robbins House reminds people that those problems and issues not only were endemic in the north but also that they continue all the way through the present day. The Robbins House was a Historic House built sometime in the 1820s that was originally owned by the children of caesar robbins, a former enslaved man from the area. He is believed to of been born around 1785, possibly in chelmsford. We actually do not know a lot of fact about his life, so we have to examine the lives of other slave men and women from the same era and drug details draw details from their experiences. We do not know if he was born into a life of slavery. Its possible but
Its interesting that very often readers of walden, when they first come to the pond are a little puzzled. Maybe a little disappointed because when you read walden, you really are expecting to be just amazed at landscape. The fact that sorrow could be every day, just staggered by a landscape as humble as this, that takes a little getting used to. It was little pond and now its an icon of American History. Henry david thorough came out as a little boy. He remembered that earnings kurgs long after but he came here with his family to gather sand for his fathers sandpaper manufacturing enterprise. He came to live here on july 4, 1885 that he came. His friend ralph waldo emerson, had not long before, brought the property were standing on now. As a the soil around walden isnt good for much except growing trees. He asked emerson if he could put up a structure here and stay for a while and he said sure. His principle purpose was to find sort of writers studio for himself. It was something he ha
Speaker marjorie j. Spruill an authority on the womens right movement. She is a professor of history and the awe thursday of the new women of the new south. She edited one woman one vote, rediscovering the suffrage moment. Which in fact, the New York Historical society will be screening on august 15th as a part of our centennial summer celebration. Professor spruill has served as an advise r for many museum exhibtions, documentaries and films. She is a former president of the Southern Association for womens hoist attorney. Her new book is divided we stand, dividing of women rights. Ladies and gentlemen, professor marjorie spruill. Well, this is an amazing venue i must say. It is so wonderful to be here. This is such a great tradition that this institution, these pair institutions has to get book lovers out here on these nice warm Summer Nights together with authors and talk about books, im pleased and honored to be a part of it and have a chance to talk with you about my new book. Divi
Speaker marjorie j. Spruill an authority on the womens right movement. She is a professor of history and the awe thursday of the new women of the new south. She edited one woman one vote, rediscovering the suffrage moment. Which in fact, the New York Historical society will be screening on august 15th as a part of our centennial summer celebration. Professor spruill has served as an advise r for many museum exhibtions, documentaries and films. She is a former president of the Southern Association for womens hoist attorney. Her new book is divided we stand, dividing of women rights. Ladies and gentlemen, professor marjorie spruill. Well, this is an amazing venue i must say. It is so wonderful to be here. This is such a great tradition that this institution, these pair institutions has to get book lovers out here on these nice warm Summer Nights together with authors and talk about books, im pleased and honored to be a part of it and have a chance to talk with you about my new book. Divi