Preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the association for the study of africanamerican life and history annual meeting. Hello, and welcome. Hello and welcome to the association for the study of africanamerican life and historys 104th annual conference. We have of people moving, how the National Park service and preservation is how the story of black migration. My name is madeline, and the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks conservation association. Louder . Is that better . Sorry about that. Im so proud to be with you this afternoon. On behalf of teresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you not familiar with the National Parks conservation association, we have been a powerful independent voice working to strengthen and protect americas National Parks for 100 years. Through a nationwide network of offices, and with more than 1. 3 million members and supporters, npca s
This is about one hour, 10 minutes. [applause] Justice Ginsburg, members of our faculty, our class, it is a privilege to welcome you here today. A few years ago, we began inviting people to offer reflections to our entering class. This has been an extraordinary opportunity for our students, as you embark on your legal education, to listen to and learn from someone whose career has shaped the law. And by attending georgetown law, you have chosen to learn the law you have chosen to learn the law in a place where laws are made. And this is evident in the speakers who have welcomed our first year students. People have heard from Justice Sotomayor, justice stevens, and the late justice scalia. And we have been so fortunate the last two years, this is the second year in a row, to be joined by the legendary Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. [applause] i know a long introduction of Justice Ginsburg is not necessary for georgetown students. You know about her decisions and her pointed and influentia
List is partial to books that explore questions of race, freedom, equality and justice. The firebrand the firebrand and the first lady has it all. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening everyone. Good evening. I am Harold Holzer director and its always a pleasure to the first of our evening Public Program to mark womens History Month. March is womens History Month and these remember that part of the celebration is the opportunity for you to have another look or perhaps your first look at the exhibition of womens suffrage material that we have on view upstairs. I was going to say only through the end of the month. We will be announcing the extension but dont let that deter you from seeing it soon again and often. Tonight we are going to welcome two extraordinary women who will be speaking about two extraordinary women and its a real pleasure to welcome both of them to the home of Eleanor Roosevelt who played such a big role in Pauli Murrays courageous thing gro
Anniversary Conference Held in washington dc and is about 90 minutes. Mary ok, we are going to start. My name is Mary Jean Collins and i will be the moderator of the workshop today. [applause] mary nothing but stars on the panel here. [laughter] honored tol very even be there today into the remembering the brave women and men that started the National Organization for women. It was june of 1966 that they first got together. Since nobody, we do not have anyone living that was at the first meeting, at the washington hilton. No, second meeting. Come on. Here is some of the history here. There was a very active womens bureau and the department of labor. 1966, the democrats were in charge, president kennedy had been elected. The women from labor and uaw and other unions are very active in the department of labor and the womens bureau was led by feminists and they persuaded the president to call a meeting of commissions on the status of women. There were many states, i do not know if all sta
Remembering the brave women and men that started the National Organization for women. It was june of 1966 that they first got together. Since nobody, we do not have anyone living who was at the first meeting, at the washington hilton. No, second meeting. Come on. Here is some of the history here. There was a very active womens bureau and the department of labor. In 1966, the democrats were in charge, president kennedy had been elected. The women from labor and uaw and other unions are very active in the department of labor and the womens bureau was led by feminists and they persuaded the president to call a meeting of commissions on the status of women. There were many states, i do not know if all states have them, but the commissions on the status of women were kind of organizing that was going on in the states without a feminist movement to kind of pull everyone together. The commissions often served as a place where women met and came together. Kathryn clarenbach was the head of the