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Tolerance, temperance, and a number of other social causes of her day. I am going to talk about her, but i am doing a couple other things for you. The premise of this course is the idea that you must understand women reformers in the context of their day. So i am going to trace her personal context, which is important, she was a quaker and i will talk about what that means, but also her social context, social, political and religious contexts, the things that were going on around her. And it is my argument, the city, the domestic second great awakening which i have mentioned, was a part of what helped to radicalize her, contributed to her effectiveness. So both her personal and social contexts are part of this. And i want you to see this as modeling for your own thinking about your own reformers. Each of you is working on a reformer, and i want you to weigh what is in her personal context as a reformer and in her larger context that shapes are issues and effectiveness. Think about it o ....
But sometimes the bolt that connects the rod to the van itself can just snap off without any warning at all. Whats her name, man . Announcer its a late show with Stephen Colbert. Tonight beg your pardon. Plus, stephen welcomes kate winslet and Michael Eric Dyson featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from the ed sullivan Theater Office building in new york city, its Stephen Colbert stephen welcome. Welcome to a late show. Ladies and gentlemen, im your host, Stephen Colbert. Tomorrow marks one month since the election, and the president has spent that entire time throwing a loud, pantsfilling tantrum. If we dont change president s soon, hes going to get a rash. Ill tell you all about ....
Al this is al jazeera live from doha youre watching our continuing u. S. Election coverage including. Supposed to celebrate bidens win across the country including the wattles. By donald trump and his supporters a defiant president showing no signs of conceding as he prepares to challenge ballot counts in several states. That hasnt stopped leaders from around the world applauding joe biden including many who have had a rocky relations with trump. Joe biden has declared victory in the u. S. Elections earlier he and his running mate carla harris. Addressed the nation from his home state of delaware he spoke of uniting a country that has seen deep divisions with a pandemic and racial unrest from dominating headlines a White House CorrespondentKelly Holcomb reports. Addressing the nation for the 1st time as president elect joe biden spoke to a divided america and appea ....
Im the deputy executive director of the Eisenhower Memorial Commission. And were here tonight in washington, d. C. At the northwest corner of the new president ial memorial for dwight d. Eisenhower. But this story starts about a thousand miles west of washington, d. C. In abilene, kansas. And while eisenhower was born in dennison, texas, his family moved back to abilene, kansas when he was just a toddler. He stayed there through high school. I want to direct your view over here to this speech that is inscribed on this wall in the northwest corner of the memorial. When world war ii ended eisenhower came home to abilene and was given a heroes welcome and in a very humble way he started talking about not that he was a hero but what he dreamed of doing when he was a young boy in abilene, kansas. And ended with the proudest thing that i can claim is that i am from abilene. I come here first to thank you, to say the prou ....