Is not short for a female name. He raised her as a tomboy. One of her early pictures is with her father fishing at a stream. We have a picture of her carrying a rifle on top of it a burro. She had great joy in being outdoors. Susan how does that translate into her grownup years . Annette she stayed fascinated with the outdoors her entire life. Her decision to study geology at Stanford University is an outgrowth of that. Even as late as her night as her 60s, we have material of her going on a camping trip at the age of 63. She slept on the ground and rode into camp on horseback. Her other camp mates slept in tents. Susan from a Public Policy perspective, she also spent much of her years encouraging other young women to incorporate the outdoors and physical activity into their lives. , she wantedust her those benefits for other women. Annette there started to be some interest in women being more physically active. She took it to the next set. There were two areas where she got involved.
And questions from cspans audience. We tell the stories of americas 45 first ladies. Now, lou hoover on first ladies influence an image very this is about 90 minutes. . Susan lou and Herbert Hoover came to the white house as trained geologist. As experienced world travelers who were successful in the public and private sectors. Months into his term, the market crashed. First Lady Lou Hoover used her office for advocates of charity but as the depression deepened, their one term and it a midst great public frustration. Good evening. Tonight story is up Lou Henry Hoover. 19291933 and what an interesting life she had. Here to tell us about the life she led before the white house is a net dunlap. Annette dunlap. She is working on a biography of Lou Henry Hoover. What interested you in looking at this woman . Annette i got interested in her when talking with a friend of mine in canton, ohio. When i started looking at lou, i realized this woman story had not been fully told. There were so man
After 60 years of guaranteeing benefits to welfare recipients, the federal government wants them to go to work. Has the new policy succeed . We are the richest most prosperous nation on earth. Yet, in the midst of plenty, great disparities in wealth. Reducing poverty what have we done . With the help of economic analyst richard gill well investigate that question on this edition of economics u a. Im david schoumacher. There have always been people left out of the American Dream the young, the old the ill, the untrained. And those whove just lost out in a competitive economy which has losers as well as winners. Today we take it for granted that the government has a role to play in reducing poverty and we argue only about how and how much. But before food stamps and Public Housing before government aid to the elderly what happened when the elderly faced the Great Depression . I see 1 3 of a nation illhoused, illclad illnourished. Schoumacher the Great Depression cut too wide and too deep
Untrained, uneducated, and unemployable. How could they get a place at the economic starting line . Welfare reform. After 60 years of guaranteeing benefits to welfare recipients, the federal government wants them to go to work. Has the new policy succeeded . We are the richest most prosperous nation on earth. Yet, in the midst of plenty, great disparities in wealth. Reducing poverty what have we done . With the help of economic analyst richard gill well investigate that question on this edition of economics u a. Im david schoumacher. There have always been people left out of the American Dream the young, the old the ill, the untrained. And those whove just lost out in a competitive economy which has losers as well as winners. Today we take it for granted that the government has a role to play in reducing poverty and we argue only about how and how much. But before food stamps and Public Housing before government aid to the elderly what happened when the elderly faced the Great Depressi
Welfare reform. After 60 years of guaranteeing benefits to welfare recipients, the federal government wants them to go to work. Has the new policy succeeded . We are the richest, most prosperous nation on earth. Yet, in the midst of plenty, great disparities in wealth. Reducing poverty what have we done . With the help of economic analyst richard gill well investigate that question on this edition of economics u a. Im david schoumacher. There have always been people left out of the American Dream the young, the old, the ill, the untrained. And those whove just lost out in a competitive economy which has losers as well as winners. Today we take it for granted that the government has a role to play in reducing poverty and we argue only about how and how much. But before food stamps and public housing, before government aid to the elderly, what happened when the elderly faced the Great Depression . I see 1 3 of a nation illhoused, illclad, illnourished. Schoumacher the Great Depression cu