suffrage and the century that followed. she s contributed to the body of work about women s history with several other books including a history of women in the united states, women in american politics and american women during world war ii. the conversation will be moderated by marlene wagman geller who teaches high school english and is the author of once again to zelda , the stories behind literature s most intriguing dedications and fabulous female first , because of them we can. join me in welcoming doris weatherford and marlene wagman geller. hello doris, i m excited to finally meet youonline . . [inaudible] i m looking forward to getting deeper into it. it s great to meet somebody who shares a platform, thisis a treat for me . i wanted to get started with some questions. but the first one is where you sort of an accidental activist for feminine issues or was this the platform you been interested in since the beginning ? i was an activist in the late 70s, early
this is time well spent. first i want to thank the committee for your and lightning questions and thank you to dr. simmons and dr. call, cole, and your insights and dedication that inspire us, to review education and the african-american community. we certainly hope you will all reflect on today s presentation. it really is a call to action, underscoring the importance of preserving our rich history. i want to thank you all. please be well. you are watching american history tv, awaken, every we can come on c-span3. the big nominating conventions going to political history. and in chicago republicans who elected abraham lincoln just 100 years ago pin their 1960 helps on an and lot. nixon and lodge. president eisenhower poses with his vice president in chicago. one of the most heartwarming receptions on arrival to address the gop convention. [cheers and applause] thank you ike day is the theme for the thunderous welcome. the enthusiasm spills over into the convention ha
political analyst and he s here to discuss his new book which has already been praised as a fantastic contribution to our national hitture. and john will be with us afterwards for a book sale and signing of his book directly following our program. so please join me today in welcoming our wonderful guest john avalon. thank you. an honor to be here. well, it is a great thing to be talking about george washington. never a bad time to be talking about george, which in itself tells us a lot. how did you get interested in the project, and why is it of interest today to be thinking of washington s farewelldries? รง if the first founding father george washington sat down with alexander hamilton and james madison and wrote a memo to future generations, to us specifically about the forceseu& feared could destroy our democratic republic rooted in the lesson of his life and his understanding of history. he did. that s the farewell address. and he wrote it just a block from here in
the dangers of hyperpartisanship, excessive debt and foreign wars. this is about an hour. we are enormously fortunate today to have as our guest john avlon editor in chief of daily beast and cnn political analyst and he is here today to discuss his new book which is entitled washington s farewell the founding fathers warning to future generations which has already been praised as a fantastic contribution to our natural literature. john will be with us afterwards for a book sale and signing of his book directly following our program. so, please join me today in welcoming our wonderful guest john avlon. thank you. an honor to be here. it is a great thing to be talking about george washington. always a great thing to be talking about never enough time to talk about george. which itself tells us a lot. so, john, how did you get interested in the project and why is it of interest today to be thinking about washington s farewell address? imagine if the first found
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