Took until 1920, over 72 years later for women to earn the right to vote. During those years, organizations would form creating a national movement, yet it was women in every community who led the effort in their towns and states to demand rights. Through the work of cspans cities tour, we will introduce you to some of these women who dedicated their lives to this cause. From a Newspaper Agency to a woman for protesting on the white house lawn. You will learn how western territories and states were on the leading edge of the movement and you will hear how a letter from a mother to her son would lead to the ratification of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. We begin syracuse, new york, where an author talks about one of the movements lesserknown figures. Lucretia mott is the most important female white abolitionists and one of the most important women in American History, yet she has not received the same amount of historical attention as others. She is not a household
We are excited to have her here today was a here all you were in sweden last week so we are thrilled that you would reach out to us to confirm the appearance but even the New York Times the starspangled scandal on scandal that we are talking about. Formerly senior litigation capital to the attorney general constitutional and International Law and for the fourth largest county sitting on the board of directors in the board of scholarly advisors he and his wife anna reside in indiana. [applause] thank you for that introduction. Thank you for having us and for being here. And also cspan book tv this will be my fifth appearance thank you for all you do to promote books and authors. Who here has heard the one about the congressman who killed his wifes lover . When i came across a story i knew it was too extraordinary not to share. While working on my last book about the five former president to live to see the civil war. They are appropriately focused as the country teeters toward civil war
Women. An Indonesian National and one with a vietnamese passport. They can be seen in Surveillance Footage recorded at the airport. A local media report says that imams taken the previous day show what appears to be a group rehearsing the attack. It says two women and four men can be seen spraying liquid at each other. The report says Police Suspect they were testing airport security. The detained women have reportedly told police they were asked to appear in a prank video. Malaysian authorities have not released the results of an autopsy on kims body and a Police Official says theres been no request from kims family to hand over his remains. A japanese journalist who knew kim says he was critical of the way power is transferred in north korea. Translator he said the inheritance of power is counter to a socialist system. He also said a chinesestyle reform and opendoor policy is the only way north koreas economy can survive. Gomi says kim was brave enough to risk his life to criticize t
Controversial release. Outrain as former Stanford University swimmer brock turner walks out of jail this morning, just three months after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman. And were getting an exclusive first look at photos taken of turner on the night of his arrest. And star spangled controversy. Nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the National Anthem again this time during a tribute to the military. [ crowd boos ] but kaepernick isnt backing down and you might be surprised by whos standing by him, today, friday, september 2nd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this the unofficial end of summer for a lot of people. Were going out in style with great concert out on the plaza. If you have to say goodbye to summer, this is the way to do it. Alicia keys will be on our plaza. Some classic, some new ones. Weve got everything go
Controversial release. Outrain as former Stanford University swimmer brock turner walks out of jail this morning, just three months after he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman. And were getting an exclusive first look at photos taken of turner on the night of his arrest. And star spangled controversy. Nfl quarterback Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the National Anthem again this time during a tribute to the military. The crowd reacting instantly. [ crowd boos ] but kaepernick isnt backing down and you might be surprised by whos standing by him, today, friday, september 2nd, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on this a lot of people. Were going out in style with great concert out on the plaza. If you have to say goodbye to summer, this is the way to do it. Alicia keys will be on our plaza. Some classic, some new ones. Weve got everything going