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Next on american history, the reasons men supported the 19th amendment, this National Archives event is one of a series associated with an exhibit, wifely hers, american women and the vote. Good evening, welcome to the theater at the National Archives. Im deborah, deputy archivist of the united states. Im pleased you could join us. Whether you are here at the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them as part of a series of events related to our Current Special exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. Our partners are here tonight and we thank them for their support. Our special exhibit, rightfully hers, tells the story of the woman struggle for Voting Rights. ....
Well, good evening. Welcome to the william g. Mcgowan theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall. Deputy archivist of the United States and im pleased you could join us for tonights program, whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of womens suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of the series events related to our current exhibit, rightfully hers, american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens Vote Centennial Initiative, and the one woman one vote 2020 festival, and we thank them for their support. Our special exhibit, rightfully hers, tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights, to secure these rights women activists had to win all ....
Mcgowin theater at the National Archives. Im debra wall, deputy archivist for the United States and im pleased you can join us whether youre here in the theater or joining us through facebook, youtube, or cspan. Tonights discussion of women suffragists and the men who supported them, the suffragents is part of our series rightfully hers american women and the vote. Our partners are the 2020 womens vote seicentennial initiative and the one woman one vote initiative. Our story tells the story of womens struggle for Voting Rights. To secure these rights, women activists had to win allies in men in influential positions. It was men who sat in the state legislatures that would ratify or reject the amendment. When rightfully hers opened in our Lawrence Obrien gallery la ....
Time. Again, thank you all for coming, gentlemen, we cant thank you enough. Thanks again. First ladies, infloouns and image on American History tv, examines the private lives and the public roles of the nations first ladies, through interviews with top historians. Tonight we look at the first two first ladies. Martha washington and abigail adams. Tonight at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan 3. Every saturday night American History tv takes you to College Classrooms around the country for lectures in history. Why do you all know who Lizzie Borden is, and if of raise your hand if you had heard of the gene harris murder trial before this class. The deepest cause where well find the true m ....
City gay bar and ensuing riot, the u. S. Commission on civil rights hosted a discussion titled stonewall at 50, the movement for lgbt civil rights. This is an hour. Well now turn to our next iteration of the commission speaker series. This is titled stonewall at 50, the movement for lgbt civil rights. I thank the commissioner for suggesting this months speaker topic. June, as we know, has come to be known as pride month, and the reason for that stretches back now 50 years. On june 28th, 1969, street demonstrations for lesbian and gay civil rights began at the Stonewall Inn, in greenwich village, in new york city. Many view these demonstrations as a critical moment in the movement for lgbt civil rights. In june 2016, in recognition of that history, president barack obama proclaimed a site near the former Stonewall Inn a national monument. Today, well hear more about the momentou ....