Senate in 1919 and ratified in 1920. Here we are 100 years later. The 116th congress has the highest the percentage of women making up roughly a quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speaker for the second time. And we have four women so far running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women and the key turning points for women in american politics. I want to introduce our panelists and then well come back through and have each of them talk about the books or the period of time they are writing about for about five minutes. And then well open up the conversation to all of you. So when we get to that point for questions, id like each of you to go to the microphone, line up behind the microphone to ask your questions. So let me introduce you to david perry, working at the university of minnesota. Hes a descendant of elizabeth. She was a historian and wrote a boom about book about feminism politics. David helped publish his mothers final book after the vote.
That they also thought it was important for women to talk about their own rights. And, in fact, the question of the right to vote in 1848 was probably of the many items on the agenda, was the most controversial. It was a very close vote. Women at the convention and others focused on access of womens rights at the time. Thats really the date that we highlight as the start of the womens Suffrage Movement. What is happening in other countries at this time . Are other women allowed to vote . Its important to note that actually women in new jersey voted from 1776 to about 1807. So women in at least partly of the United States had the right to vote. Then it was taken away as the constitution was revised. In point of fact the first country to give women the right to vote was in new zealand 1893, much earlier than in the United States, although 1890 the first state to give women the right to vote permanently and that was in 1890 in wyoming. The u. S. Was not the earliest of the countries to gi
And philadelphia. Good morning everyone. Welcome to this mornings discussion, from the moscow with. To nancy pelosi. Around the table on women, wielding the political power. Im Greta Brawner from cspan, American History tv, on cspan three every weekend. Its happy to coordinate with the organization of american historians to moderate this panel discussion, and of course it could not come at a better moment in history, with the 19th minute granting the women the right to vote. Passed by that u. S. House in the un that senate in 19, and ratified in 1920. If we are 100 years later, the 116th congress has the highest percentage of women ever making up ever, making up a quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speaker for the second time. We have four women still for running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women, and the key turning points for women in the wake of politics. Others you do see to our panelists, i will come back through and have each of them tal
Women yielding political power. Im with cspan, American History on tv on cspan 3 every weekend is happy to coordinate with the organization of american historians to moderate this panel discussion. And of course it could not come at a better moment in history with the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote passed by the house u. S. And u. S. Senate in 1919 and then ratified in 1920. Here we are a hundred years later, the 116th congress has the highest percentage of women ever making up a roughly quarter of each chamber. And we have a female speakr for the second time, and we have four women so far running for president. Todays panel will look at women, the role of women and the key turning points of women in american politics. I want to introduce each of our panelists and come back through and have each of them talk about their books or the period of time theyre writing about for about five minutes and then well open up the conversation to all of you. So let me introduce you t
Unidentified speaker begin video clip female today, it is our pleasure to entertain for the first time, our first lady, at this her belated Birthday Party. Female music playing singers to mamie many happy returns. To mamie with music, 160 million join in our chorus inaudible . To mamie with music, to mamie, with love . A birthday tribute to Mamie Eisenhower, televised nationally by cbs in march of 1956, just a few weeks after her husband, president Dwight Eisenhower, announced his bid for reelection. Tonight, 1950s america and the life and times of first lady Mamie Eisenhower. Good evening and welcome to cspan series, first ladies influence and image. Tonight is Mamie Eisenhowers turn. And here to tell us about her life are two people who have spent a lot of time with first ladies, and in particular in marilyn holts case, Mamie Eisenhower. Shes a historian and author of a biography called, Mamie Eisenhower, the generals first lady. We also welcome back edith mayo to the table. Edies be