Roosevelt institute. The Hoover President ial library, and the lbj foundation. Before found joining the faculty at the university of New York she taught palermo and rome. Betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies, the everchanging rule, which we will be talking about tonight. Ladybird and lyndon the hidden story of a marriage that made president. The roosevelt women, and inside the white house. She currently resides in new York City, and sometimes, although not, now in venice italy. Welcome betty. Thank you very. Much happy to be here. I know our audience is looking forward to this conversation, so were going to have a read back and forth and they were going to go to questions from our audience. At the beginning of our, book you discussed the rule of the early first ladies and how they set important precedents. Can you elaborate on those early first ladies . Women such as Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, and dolley madison. How they influence the role. Yes we kno
Have marvelous opportunity to pursue public policy objectives and also aids their husbands in both their political and policy goals for their administration and the tool that they do it is public communication. Were going to learn more about that from our three panelists. Let me introduce them to you briefly. Diana carlin is Professor Emerita of communication at saint Louis University where she also served as associate provost for graduate and global education. Shes taught courses on first ladies through over 30 years now and has written book chapters on several modern first ladies. She lectures to a wide variety of groups on their legacy and teaches lifelong Learning Courses about them her interest in first ladies grew out of her Research Work on women in politics when she realized that the countrys first women politicians were in fact the first ladies shes going to be giving us an overview of several first Ladies Approach to communications. Stacy cordary is a professor in History Dep
President Ial Library and the lbj foundation. Before joining the faculty at the City University of New York. She taught in palermo and rome. Betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies the everchanging role which will be talking about Tonight Lady Bird and linden the hidden story of a marriage that made a president the roosevelt women and inside the white house. She currently resides in new York City and sometimes although not now in venice italy. Welcome betty. Thank you very much. Good to be here colleen terrific. Well, i know our audience is really looking forward to this conversation. So were gonna have a brief back and forth and then well go to plenty of questions from our audience. At the beginning of your book you discussed the role of the early first ladies and how they set important precedents. Can you elaborate on those early first . Ladies women such as Martha Washington Abigail Adams and Dolly Madison and how they influenced the role. Yes, as we know the
Phd in american civilization from nyu a Fulbright Scholar in italy. She has received fellowships and grants from the national endowment for the humanities the Franklin And Eleanor roosevelt institute, the Hoover President Ial Library and the lbj foundation. Before joining the faculty at the City University of New York. She taught in palermo and rome. Betty is the author of a number of books including first ladies the everchanging role which will be talking about Tonight Lady Bird and linden the hidden story of a marriage that made a president the roosevelt women and inside the white house. She currently resides in new York City and sometimes although not now in venice italy. Welcome betty. Thank you very much. Good to be here colleen terrific. Well, i know our audience is really looking forward to this conversation. So were gonna have a brief back and forth and then well go to plenty of questions from our audience. At the beginning of your book you discussed the role of the early first