Condescending title, because it suggests that you sort of a blue stalking whose sole function in life was to serve to not serve alcohol. Lucy hayes is so much more, as his her husband frankly. And remember, everything she accomplished in the white house came in spite of the fact that her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned right until the day he left office. She was a charming person, very delightful. She was innovative with the arts. One of our more controversial collections is the white house china. Journalists of the day wrote scathing articles. One said the art was absurd. Who is going to want to be eating this lovely meal and see a duck at the bottom of their plate . She took an active interest in Public Affairs from an early age. She had a College Degree, and she had taught. To causes that were very important to her work veterans and soldiers and also orphans. Children who had been made orphans as a result of the civil war. She combined all these roles, that is the
National center for white house history of the White House Historical association . History of the White Houseen Historical Association doctor shogun is a great political phd inst with a american politics from Yale University as well as a bachelors degree in Political Science from Boston College she is almost 15 years of service and the federal government including prominent roles with the u. S. Senate as well as the library of congress she teaches government students at Georgetown University and served as vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial commission another feather in her cap and an illustrious resident is that she currently serves as a cochair of the board of directors at the womens suffrage National Monument foundation, designated by the congress to build the first memorial in d. C. Dedicated to the history of the movement for womensge equality. Its a huge deal. [applause] to begin with our panelists we have elaine rice bachmann who is the state archivist of maryland and
I hope you are all having a good time we will start her second panel today. First i want to introduce the moderator or very own Colleen Shogan the Senior Vice President at the david m. Rubenstein National Center for white house history of the White House Historical association. Dr. Colleen shogan is a trained trained Political Science with a ph. D. In american politics from Yale University as well as a bachelors degree in p politil science from boston college. She has almost 15 years of service in the federal government including prominent roles at the t u. S. Senate as ws the library of congress. Dr. Shogan teaches government students at Georgetown University that serves as vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial division and another feather in our is that she currently serves as the cochair of the board of directors of the womens suffrage national monumentnt designated by congres to build the first memorial in d. C. Dedicated to the history of the movement for womens equality. T
Supports cspan2 as a public service. I hope you all having a good time. Well start our second panel today, first i want to introduce the moderator, our very own colleens who is the Senior Vice President at the david m. Rubenstein National Center for white house history of the White House Historical association. Mr. Shrks shogun has a ph. D. In american politics from Yale University as well ass a bachelors degree in Political Science from boston college. She she has almost 15 years of service in the federal government including prominent roles with the senate as well as the library of congress. She teaches government students at Georgetown University and served as vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial commission. Another feather in her cap is that shehe currently serves as e cochair of the board of directors at the womens Suffrage National Monument Foundation designated by the congress tos build the first memorial in d. C. Dedicated to the history of the movement for womens equal
To learn about its history. Learn more about omaha and other stops on our to her at cspan. Org. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. American history tv you cheering cspans original series first ladies influence and image. Cspan produced the series in cooperation with the White House Historical association. Through conversations with experts, video tours of historic sites, and questions from cspan audience we help tell the story of americas 45 first ladies. Next, lucy hayes, on first ladies influence an image. This is about an hour and a half. It is so unfair to her. Its such a dismissive, almost condescending title, because it suggests that shes sort of his bluestocking whose sole function in life was to not serve alcohol. Lucy hayes is so much more, as is her husband, frankly. And, remember, everything she accomplished in the white house, we should consider, came in spite of the fact that her husbands legitimacy to be president was questioned r