A former fellow of the Virginia Foundation for the humanities. She has written on the Tobacco Industry, the rise of ezbrets and the grassroots fight to battle climate change. Her Research Explores how organized Interest Groups and Everyday Americans influence government policy. And today is day two of the publication of the cigarette. Please welcome sarah milov. [ applause ] thank you so much for being here. Its such a treat and an honor for an historian of the United States to come and speak at the National Archives. The other day, i saw that the twitter account of the National Archives tweeted out information about this event. And i thought, you know, as a historian, it was kind of like having yourself name checked by beyonce. I mean, this is the mohr ship. So thank you all so much for coming. So, my book, the cigarette a political history, seeks to understand tobacco in modern america, not through the lens of big tobacco and the machinations of industry, but through the efforts of E
And american Political Institutions throughout American History and describes a shift in attitude toward tobacco use. She is a back professor of history. A former fellow of the Virginia Foundation for humanities. She has written on the tobacco and the, ecigarettes, fight to battle climate change. The research describes how Everyday Americans influence government policy. Today is day two of the publication. Lease welcome sarah milov [applause] thank you so much for being here. Honorsuch a treat and an for a historian to come and speak at the National Archives. The other day i saw that the twitter account of the National Archives tweeted out information about this event and i thought as an historian it was kind of namehaving yourself checked by beyonce. This is the mothership so thank you all for coming. Cigarette a political history, seeks to understand tobacco not through the lens of big tobacco and the industry but through the efforts of Everyday Americans to get the government to int
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