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Come at a better moment in history with the 19th amendment granting the women the right to vote passed by the u. S. House and 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 roughly a quarter of each chamber, and we have a female speaker for the second time and 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 each of our panelists and come through and have each of them talk ab...

Question, we heard joe bidens answer this week. We heard him try to thread the needle and to say i support the right to his will protest but that doesnt mean that it is a license for chaos. History is at our doorstep as always. Susan glasser, thank you for your time this friday evening. That is original for tonight. Now it is time for the last word with Lawrence Odonnell, special friday Night Edition. Friday Night Edition after a friday in the courthouse. I will be joined by my Courthouse Posse this week. Andrew weissman, adam klasfeld, lisa rubin, all in the courthouse with me this week. Did ...

President johnson signed the Voting Rights act of 1965 into law 52 years ago this month on august 6, 1965, and its widely considered to be the most significant and successful pieces of civil rights legislation enacted and has been used to combat Voter Suppression tactics targeting communities of color and limited English Proficiency voters. Im proud to highlight the commissions role in creation of that landmark legislation. In the years leading to the passage of the Voting Rights act the Commission Held a number of hearings and issued reports on Voting Rights abuses. March, 1965, president joh...

Montville ― Locals David Bouffard and John Kamishlian stood under balloons and banners Sunday at a 50th anniversary celebration inside Herb’s Country Deli and Restaurant as they described how the dine...

Griffin, 54, of New Britain, said she's had the "gift" since childhood, when she worked to hide it because, "I thought they would think I was weirder than I was."