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So, just like the jehovahs witnesses in 1943, the consequences are stark. Barnett held that people, including young students, could not be forced to say what was not in their minds. A concept we today called the rule against compelled speech. The court emphasized the constitutional limits on the states coercive power, which exercised by, quote, village tyrants or by the federal government. And it underscored that the First Amendment was designed to protect noncon officialists of all stripes them...

Nathalia holt who is here today talk about the research of your new book called rise of the rocket girls. Guest thanks for having me. Host i would like to begin hall you discover this group of women and how you managed to write about this group of women . It is a strange coincidence. My husband and i were expecting our first baby in 2010 having a difficult time coming up with names. One suggested Eleanor Francis and i wasnt sure and tell i googled name Eleanor Francis helene and i was just done ...

And i were expecting my first baby and we were just having a real difficult time coming up with names, my husband suggested Eleanor Francis. There was this boom picture of her black and white, nasa in 1960s where shoes accepting an award and i was stunned by this picture because i had no idea that women worked at nasa at that time much less a scientists. I really wanted to learn more. There was a large group of women who worked at this laboratory starting in 1940s and they were known as computer...

Baby and we were just having a really difficult time coming up with names, finally my husband suggested Eleanor Francis, i googled the name and what popped up was a woman named Eleanor Francis and there was a beautiful picture of her black and white taken at nasa in the 1960s accepting an award. I was stun by the picture because i had no idea that women worked in nasa at that time much less a scientist. So i really wanted to learn more about i found out that actually Eleanor Francis was not alon...

To a judge, judge neil and he said i like you to sign a book for a friend of mine and i said oh great, who is the friend . And he started spilling the name, ba are a, it was president obama. And i signed a book for him and i like to tell you what i signed. I said to president obama, we are all proud of your presidency and i know that Thurgood Marshall would be proud to, sincerely yours will haygood. So thank you. Yg that will bring our three hours to a close. Will haygood, haygood, in the contex...

On book tvs afterwards, Science Writer Nathalia Holt chronicles the lives of an elite group of people who worked at the jet Propulsion Laboratorys in the 40s and 50s. She talks about her book, rise of the rocket girls with lisa grande of the system is sony and national air and space museum. Host thank you very much Nathalia Holt for being here with me to talk about your research and your new book about the socalled rocket girls of the jet Propulsion Laboratory before thank you for having me. Hos...

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Just like that, 5,000 [applause] way to go. [horn blares] that sound means that time is up. Okay. But youre not going anywhere. No. 5,000. You reached that threshold. All of your lifelines are intact. Good. Who knows how far this woman can go . Hopefully the million dollars. Well find out. Thanks for watching. For everyone whos been a part of this one, im chris harrison. Well see you next time. [dramatic music] closed captioning sponsored by its the Phillips Lady anyone ever have occasional cons...

Shaunae miller upset Allyson Felix who was trying to become the only woman to win five gold medals in track and field. Miller diving across the finish line, hitting the ground and hitting gold. Felix was second. In the finals of the mens 800 meters, kenya defended the olympic title. Clayton murphy won the bronze on his first trip of the olympics. Simone biles didnt hit her usual g in the finals, she grabbed the balance beam costing her what could have been her fourth gold medal at the games. She...

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