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23:04 The term “home economics” may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today. In "The Secret History of Home Economics," Danielle Dreilinger traces the field’s history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techi...

Even in virginia, it's become an issue. when i go to richmond, you know, the bell hop asks me about the ra. the lyft driver asks me about the era. >> because you're wearing a pin presumably. >> yeah. i'm wearing a pin. everyone is really engaged. >> women don't have equal rights in the constitution but we have -- we have title nine. we have you can't discriminate on the basis of gender. all this stuff that ruth bader ginsberg fought for. what is the equal rights amendment going to do to make it better than it already is? >> well, we have piecemeal legislation that protects us. like you mention...

It is interesting. we're talking about meghan openly gay. and that tweet the nba and black athletes. it is stunning. why even bring that into a conversation about the soccer team? and bring the soccer team in to your twitter feed. when they're trying to represent the country. and the nation has fallen in love with this team. you're picking a fight with moms and dads and red states who love title 9. i can make a case there's parents in red states love title 9 more than blue states. it's really interesting why he's doing this. >> always a pleasure. thank you. >> thank you. >> ten years since mic...

Now for decades. and it is legal for mueller to be conducting this investigation. what i thought was also noteworthy about the interview that margaret did was this idea that congress would not impeach him because he's doing such a great job. and if we go back to richard nixon, nixon was actually doing a pretty good job with much of what he set out to do. he was advancing civil rights with title 9. he created the epa. he was negotiating arms deals with the soviets. the opening with china. he actually was doing very well, but he was impeached because he committed a crime. and i think if it turns...

>> reporter: it's a big reversal slowing the push for transgender rights that zoomed ahead under president obama. the federal government took back a directive issued just last may that told public schools to let children use bathrooms that match their gender identity. the move is a blow to mimi lemay who has a transgender child. >> as a vulnerable child, he deserves to go to school every day and feel safe and be affirmed as who he is. >> reporter: the government now says a federal law called title 9 that bans sex discrimination in public schools does not apply to transgender children because g...