persecution of jews between 1930 and 1945. that is followed by a documentary in the nuremburg trials that was first screened in germany 1948, but not released in the u.s. until several decades later. each week, american history tv american artifacts welcome to the u.s. holocaust memorial museum. i am daniel greene, curator of americans and the holocaust. we decided on our 25th anniversary to look very closely in american s role in this history. that goes back to our founding charter, which mandated that the museum look very closely at american s role in this history. in fact, on the day we opened, the chairman of the board at the time said, this museum is not an answer. it is a question. what we wanted to do in this exhibition is asked difficult questions about americans response to nazism. the questions that frame this exhibition are, what did americans know and what more could have been done? you will see throughout the exhibition that what we try to do is show the context
up next, we take you inside the u.s. capital south where historical math and we knew ski is artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of the two par program. the story of women in program begins with jeannette rankin who was elected to the house and 1916 from montana. she s elected to the house for wears before women have the right to vote nationally. in a way, she s really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full prep political rights. she was active in a national woman suffrage organization. she helped get women the right to vote not only montana but a couple of states west of the mississippi. she runs in 1916, she s elected to one of montana s two large districts. part of a platform that she s a pacifist. she sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917 and the house has come into special session. an extraordinary session because the president that light, woodrow wilson delivers a message to congress asking for a
house wing where we use artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of a two-part program. the story of women in congress begins with jeannette rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. she s elected to the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally. and in a way she s really a bridge from the sufferage movement. she was active in a women s sufferage organization. she got the right to vote in a couple of states west of the mississippi. and she runs in 1916. she s elected to one of some the empty s two at large districts. and part of her platform is she s a passivist. she s sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917. and the house has come into special session, extraordinary session because the prison that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to congress asking for a declaration of war against germany. it s the u.s. entry into world war i. and rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a group of
u.s. capital s house where matthew wasniewski and curator use photographs to trace the history of women in congress. the story of women in congress begins with jeannette rankin, who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. she is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full rights. she was active in the national women s suffrage organization. she helped women get the right to vote not only in montana but a couple of states west of mississippi. runs, in 1916, she is elected to one of two districts. part of her platform is that she is a pacifist or she does one into the house on april 2, 1917. in the house chas come special session, externally session because the president that night, woodrow wilson, delivers a message to congress asking for a declaration of war against germany. i. u.s. entry into world war rankin, when that vote is held, is one of a
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