Years before women had the right to vote fashlly and in a way shes really a bridge from the suffrage movement, to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization, and she helped women get the right to vote not only in montana, but a couple of states west of the mississippi and she runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montanas two at large districts and part of her platform is that shes a pacifist. Well, shes sworn into the house on april 2, 1917, and the house has come into a special session, extraordinary session because the president that night, Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. Its the u. S. Entry into world war i and rankin, when that vote is held is one of a group of about 50 members who votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. She was on the womens suffrage committee. She was on the Public Lands Committee which was an important assi
In a way, shes really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full political rights. She was active in a National Womens suffrage organization. She helped women get the right to vote not only in montana, but a couple of states west of mississippi. She runs in 1916. Shes elected to one of montana s to at large districts. Part of her platform is that shes a pacifist. She sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917, and the house has come into a special session because Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of war against germany. The u. S. Entry into world war i. When that vote is held, rankin is one of a group of about 50 members votes against u. S. Intervention in world war i. She served a term in the house. She was on the womens suffrage committee. She was on the Public Lands Committee which was an important assignment for a woman from montana, with so much of the lands being held by the federal government. It wasnt important position. She se
Up next, we take you inside the u. S. Capital south where historical math and we knew ski is artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. This is the first of the two par program. The story of women in Program Begins with Jeannette Rankin who was elected to the house and 1916 from montana. Shes elected to the house for wears before women have the right to vote nationally. In a way, shes really a bridge from the Suffrage Movement to women attaining full prep political rights. She was active in a National Woman suffrage organization. She helped get women the right to vote not only montana but a couple of states west of the mississippi. She runs in 1916, shes elected to one of montanas two large districts. Part of a platform that shes a pacifist. She sworn into the house on april 2nd, 1917 and the house has come into special session. An extraordinary session because the president that light, Woodrow Wilson delivers a message to Congress Asking for a declaration of
Senator frank church who is investigating irregular layerties in the cia and fbi. This is in 1975 and 1976. There are major hearings held here for that. Parts vrt executive branch are operating without congressional oversight and that you need to have regular committee investigations. We dont see it as dramatically as what the Church Committee was doing at that time. After that, in 1983, the hard building opens up. Because the staff is happening at a very rapid pace. As late as the mid 1960s, there were less than a thousand employees. They were paid in cash. They stood in line to get an envelope full of cash. The legislative branch didnt feel it could trust the executive branch as much. Before that, they would be relying on executive agencies and now they needed their own staff to evaluate what was happening. And so they increased the size of the senate house staff considerably and the senate staff went about a thousand to close to 7,000. And so eventually they built the heart building
It is good to see so many real people sitting in seats and not on a flat screen. My name is thomas f. Schwartz, director of the Herbert Hoover president ial library and museum. Before i introduce todays author, a few housekeeping matters. If you have not seen a new temporary exhibit, deliverance america and the famine in soviet russia from 19 21 to 23, please take time after the top to do so. It tells the story of how Herbert Hoover, and the American Relief administration, fed more than 10 Million People on a daily basis during russias worst famines. We also welcome cspan who are recording todays event for later broadcast. These programs would not be possible without the support of the hoover president ial foundation who are in the midst of raising 20 million for a complete renovation of our permanent galleries. To learn more about the project, and how to become a member, visit their membership table in the lobby. Who we are also grateful for the support of diamond v. In nearby cedar r