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A lecture in history now from Iowa State University professor carmen bain, who taught a class on womens work on family farms during the 20th century and the difference between societal expectations and the realities of shared farm labor. Well, good morning, everyone. Todays lecture is on invisible farmers. And what were going to do today is take a historical overview to look at women and womens role in u. S. Agriculture. And the title for the lecture today on invisible women actually comes from ...

To be the first woman to make the solo trip. Smithsonian national air and Space Museum Curator Dorothy Cochrane discusses some of the theories around her disappearance. Good evening. Im lauren with Smithsonian Associates and im so glad youve joined us for tonights program. To members im glad youre here. Its your ongoing support that make events like this possible. Any of you joining us for the first time a warm welcome and the opportunity to explore the wide range of programs we offer. Now is a ...

It was a dramatic first. The first time in American Naval history that women were assigned to the crew of a ship. On a soggy november 18, 1972, at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in california the uss sanctuary was recommissioned. The first woman admiral elaine dirk gave the commissioning address. The sanctuary is being recommissioned as a new and unusual type of ship with a new mission to assist the navy effort to improve moral and flexibility by home porting combatant ships overseas to provide me...

Of black women athletes in the age of jim crow. Thanks for joining us on American History. Thanks for having me. Let me begin with your book expected to be published in about a year. What have you learned so far . Oh, so many things. I started the project asking is there a long history of black women in sports and i found more than i expected to find quite frankly. There wasnt any archive labelled this is a history of black women in sports. So i kind of had to piece it together. I got started by...

Moment to please silence your cell phones so that we do not disrupt this fascinating talk. And while youre doing that, i would love to share with you an installation that i recently curated on our north wall entitled antisuffrage. Using materials from the special collections, we take a look at how the Suffrage Movement contributed to redesigning womens roles and responsibilities in society from varied perspectives as they vied for equality. It also presents the struggle to secure Voting Rights f...

Between societal expectations and the realities of shared farm labor. Good morning, everyone. Todays lecture and on invisible farmers. And what were going to do today is take a historical overview to look at women and womens role in u. S. Agriculture. And the title for the lecture today on invisible woman actually comes from a 1983 book, ancient in your mind, but a book thats over 30 years old by carolyn sachs. And sachs book was really groundbreaking in that she was one of the first to examine ...

Quartermile and petaluma up to 3, and Half Moon Bay at 880, clouds and stick sunshine today, mid60s to low 70s from the coast to inland by noon, so, comfortable. Warmer at mid60s to mid70s to low 80s from the coast inland as we round owe the day planner and enjoy a comfortable evening. A problem spot is the Altamont Pass with a motorcycle down at 4 30 this morning. It is still in the lanes. Traffic is jammed out of tracy. Things pick up from livermore to the dublin pleasanton interchange. We are...

Karin Lips, founder of the Network of Enlightened Women, offers tips on how conservative women can survive on a far-left campus.

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