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>> more successful influence on how government operates than they did 15 years ago, and, of course, a lot of that is people like elizabeth warren and many of us in this room disagree with, but you have, you know, increasingly through blogging through real world-oriented scholarship, you have much more effective liberal forms of, you know, styles of being a law professor than you had back in the days of critical legal studies and critical rest area. there's the second end not that closely related a question of where should a student want to go for a less than lopsided type of faculty....

considered herself a journalist and coverage of the first lady. her most recent book which she will be discussing with us today, eleanor roosevelt:transforming the first lady. .. >> i do want to thank dr. cannon, vice president for scholarship and education of the united states capitol historical society for, um, asking me to be here today and to say i'm so happy i am a member of this organization and have been for, um, many years. we're so fortunate to have a vital historical organization like the united states capitol historical society help us recognize the importance of our herit...

her most recent book is what she will be discussing with us today. "eleanor roosevelt: transformative first lady." [applause] >> thank you so much. it was really wonderful to find out that we have this connection. his grandfather was mayor of that town that i grew up in. i have a feeling that his father actually was a student of my mother at smith caught a high-school. i'm going to tell you of a bad about that as i get into my speech on and eleanor roosevelt, but i do want to thank dr. donald kennon for asking me to be here today and to say that i am so happy i am a member of this or...

schedules e-mailed. sign up for booktv alert. >> the 2011 pulitzer prize winners have been announced. at 9:45 a.m. eastern, watch three authors discuss their books. >> for a complete list of the 2011 pulitzer prize winners, visit booktv.org and check out the news about books section of the page. >> maureen beasley recalls eleanor roosevelt's years as first lady detailing her involvement in politics and her transformation of the position of first lady from one that was largely unacknowledged to prominent political actor. ms. beasley speaks and takes audience questions for a little ove...

of journalism in the united states. and she also worked as the education editor for the kansas city "missouri star." i'm originally from missouri. i mentioned that. she said where are you from? i'm from raleigh, but my family originated in sedalia. turns out that her hometown too. i'm pleased to introduce a fellow missourian. her bio is very impressive. i wish i had time to read the entire bio. in addition to being the editor, she was a staff writer for the "washington post". she's taught journalism. she's a journalism historian. her particular focus is on washington women journalist...