Her new book. Jonesrogers uses an impressive assortment of records to piece together the stories of the slave holders and the enslaved. Histories of. Legal documents, court records, and more. Two weeks ago here we displayed the dc immans pax act. Among the records generated youll find several references to women owners. They sought compensation with freed slaved. They claimed in a a gift from her sister was only 1500. They said it had is a corrective that examines how historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women. And they say there is an analysis of american slavery. One that is a new standard on the subject. She is an associate proefrs where she specializes in africanAmerican History, womens and gender history, and the history of american slavery. The prize for the best doctoral dissertation in 2013. Thank you so much for that invitation thank you all for coming this afternoon and spending your lunchtime with me. It is truly a pleasure to be with you here today. This i
Collaborate with the National World war i museum. And im particularly thankful to lora for reaching out to me and making this weekend possible. I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information that im excited to share with you and i do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. So the cover that youre looking at there on the screen is the cover of my most recent book. Peace on our terms. And it is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i, which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactlily 100 years ago, as the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the first world war. And was able to begin both dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping on
Thank you so much. Thank you. We are back with the president of the network of enlightened women and she is here to talk with us about the republican women made in the general election. Morning. Grea to join you. First of all, tell us what is thed network of enlightened women . Night work of enlightened women is a nations premier organization for conservatives diversity women. We work to educate, equip and empower young conservative women to be leaders to a free society. A practice that means we got chapters on College Campuses across the country and we also have been around now more than 15 years that have a professional networker must full of alums and other Young Professionals that want to community of likeminded conservative women to truly empower them to live their best lives and speak up and to be community leaders. When you write out the name of your organization use a small eat and enlightened. Could you tell us why . I can. I started the organization while it was a student at
Together the stories of the slave holders and the enslaved. Histories of enslaved people, advertisements, sales records, legal documents, Court Records and more. Two weeks ago here at the national a archives we displayed the d. C. Emancipation act, which ended slavery in the district of columbia in 1862. Ringgold claim iing harry goodm, a gift from her sister, was worth 50. They were her property received a number of reviews, stunning new book. The New York Times said it is a taught and coached and corrected that examine house historians have misunderstood and misrepresented white women as reluctant actors. And in the Washington Post elizabeth barren writes jonesrogers has provided an insight into slavery. Stephanie jonesrogers is an associate professor of history at the university of california, berkeley, where she specializes in africanAmerican History, womens and general history. They were her property is based on her revised dissertation. Lerner scott prize in u. S. Womens history
I have about 45, 50 minutes of stories and information im excited to share with you. And i do very much hope that you will pose whatever questions you have. I dont always have the answers but i will certainly give it my best shot. The cover that youre looking at there on the screen is the cover of my most recent book, peace on our terms. And it is fundamentally tied to the history of world war i which makes this collaboration so important to me. My book is a snapshot of a singular moment in history. Almost exactly 100 years ago, as the world finally began exiting from the devastation of the first world war. And was able to begin both dreaming and planning for the peace and the new world that would come afterwards. At this moment, i show in my book that women from farreaching and incredibly diverse parts of the world began stepping onto the global stage and asserting an agenda of womens rights and gender equality. And at the core, demanding the right for women to be able to help shape t