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Us on facebook at cspan history. University professor cht teaches a class about women journalists. She talks about pioneers and the societal pressures for women writers to balance traditional femininity and having a career in journalism. This class is about an hour. Professor good morning. Thank you for being here today. Abouts lecture is american women journalists of the late 19th century. This is one of my favorite things to talk about, as im sure you can imagine. So im just going to dive right into it. Sobtitle of todays talk is sisters. That is because these labels represent a new kind of ...

Here is the quick look at our Coverage Today. Michael weiss his new book called isis inside the army of terror followed by authors and books growing up in an upper class black neighborhood in chicago, of Voting Rights, Artificial Intelligence, looking at past and future technology and a new book out on president and mrs. Johnson. Coming up today on our live coverage to a number to of the texas book festival. For the full schedule go to booktv. Org to get behind the scene of dates if you follow was on twitter or followups are run Facebook Follow us on facebook this is texas book festival and he...

Good afternoon, everyone. I want to welcome everyone to the cspan 2 booktv tent and 20th anniversary of the texas book festival. Im delighted to be here today with betty body caroli and mark up degrove. The work title is who is lbj to you but youll realize more fitting title is, who are lbj and lady bird to you and what is their legacy. So, thats going to be very exciting for me. Very, very glad youre with us. I want to introduce betty and mark quick. Betes book, lady bird and lyndon, follows about eight different books that betty has authored, many of which focused on first ladies and the rol...

At the marriage and Political Partnership between lady bird and Lyndon Johnson. Brian betty boyd caroli, your new book about lady bird and lyndon, you started in the prologue this way. At exactly 4 00 p. M. On december 9, 1964, Lady Bird Johnson started a slow, dignified descent down the wide stairway from the residential quarters of the white house to the state floor, where more than 600 guests were waiting. Why did you start it that way, and what were you talking about . Betty well, i wanted to draw the reader into the story, because that was a very important day for the johnsons. Remember, ...

Today. Todays lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. This is one of my absolute favorite things to talk about, as im sure you all can imagine. So im just going to dive right into it. The title of todays talk is reporters and sisters. And thats because these labels represent a new kind of job that emerged for women at the end of the 19th century. And i want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and remarkable women seized the opportunities created by the circumstances of their time to carve out a public space for themselves and to make a voice for themselv...