C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
Expand All-
American Artifacts: "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
49 minutesCurator Corinne Porter gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Archives exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment.
-
Centennial Suffrage Commemoration
41 minutesThe Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission hosted a conversation on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, author Elaine Weiss, and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
-
Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
1 hour, 4 minutesOn August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Colleen Shogan, Vice Chair of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission, joined us to take viewer calls and tweets during a live program looking at the decades-long fight to win the vote, the amendment's ratification and its legacy.
-
American Artifacts: "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 1
31 minutesHistorian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Using images of early suffrage leaders, Lemay showed how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This was the first of a two-part program.
-
American Artifacts: "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 2
34 minutesHistorian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Starting with the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington D.C., she talks about the tactics women used to get the vote including picketing the White House and publishing political cartoons. The exhibit also explores the period after ratification of the amendment up through the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This is the second of a two-part program.
-
Harriet Tubman and Women's Suffrage
1 hour, 13 minutesHarriet Tubman is celebrated for her work as an abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor and Union Army scout during the Civil War. Karen Hill of the Harriet Tubman House talked about Tubman's lesser-known role as an activist in the women's suffrage movement. The President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C. hosted this conversation as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.
-
Role of Men in the Women's Suffrage Movement
1 hour, 28 minutesThree authors explored the role of men in the women's suffrage movement and the reasons why men supported the 19th amendment. This National Archives event was one of a series associated with their exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote."
-
American Artifacts: "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
50 minutesCurator Corinne Porter gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Archives exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment.
-
Women's Suffrage 100th Anniversary
1 hour, 3 minutesOn August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the 36th and last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. Colleen Shogan, Vice Chair of the Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission, joined us to take viewer calls and tweets during a live program looking at the decades-long fight to win the vote, the amendment's ratification and its legacy.
-
American Artifacts: "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 1
32 minutesHistorian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Using images of early suffrage leaders, Lemay showed how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This was the first of a two-part program.
-
American Artifacts: "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 2
34 minutesHistorian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Starting with the 1913 suffrage parade in Washington D.C., she talks about the tactics women used to get the vote including picketing the White House and publishing political cartoons. The exhibit also explores the period after ratification of the amendment up through the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This is the second of a two-part program.
-
Harriet Tubman and Women's Suffrage
1 hour, 13 minutesHarriet Tubman is celebrated for her work as an abolitionist, Underground Railroad conductor and Union Army scout during the Civil War. Karen Hill of the Harriet Tubman House talked about Tubman's lesser-known role as an activist in the women's suffrage movement. The President Woodrow Wilson House in Washington, D.C. hosted this conversation as part of a series commemorating the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.
-
Role of Men in the Women's Suffrage Movement
1 hour, 28 minutesThree authors explored the role of men in the women's suffrage movement and the reasons why men supported the 19th amendment. This National Archives event was one of a series associated with their exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote."
-
American Artifacts: "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
49 minutesCurator Corinne Porter gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Archives exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment.
-
Centennial Suffrage Commemoration
41 minutesThe Women's Suffrage Centennial Commission hosted a conversation on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, author Elaine Weiss, and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
-
Geraldine Ferraro Vice Presidential Nominee Acceptance Speech 1984
33 minutesOn "Road to the White House Rewind," New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro accepts the vice presidential nomination at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Walter Mondale selected her as his running mate, and she became the first woman nominated by a major party for the presidency or vice presidency. The Mondale-Ferraro ticket lost the general election to Republican incumbents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, with Reagan & Bush winning 49 states and receiving 59 percent of the vote to Mondale and Ferraro's 41 percent.
-
Historic Convention Speeches: Sarah Palin 2008 Acceptance Speech'
48 minutesGovernor Sarah Palin (R-AK) accepted the Republican Party's nomination for vice president. In her remarks she talked about her background in politics, challenged the Obama campaign's vision, and outlined her role in forwarding the policies of a McCain administration.
-
American Artifacts: History of Women in Congress Part 1
29 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning with the election of Jeannette Rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of Margaret Chase Smith.
-
American Artifacts: History of Women in Congress Part 2
31 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Representatives, from Clare Boothe Luce to Shirley Chisholm, and Lindy Boggs.
-
Women in Politics - 1920s to Today
1 hour, 38 minutesHistorians discuss the role of women in politics since the 1920s, both behind the scenes and as elected representatives. They talk about suffragists, New Deal-era political appointees, and politicians Barbara Jordan, Patsy Mink, and Nancy Pelosi. American History TV moderated this session at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Philadelphia.
-
The Suffrage Movement and the Media
1 hour, 24 minutesThree scholars who have written books about women's suffrage participated in a discussion titled: "Women and the Vote: The 19th Amendment, Power, Media, and the Making of a Movement." The National Archives hosted this event as part of a series of public programs in conjunction with their centennial exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote."
-
Geraldine Ferraro Vice Presidential Nominee Acceptance Speech 1984
33 minutesOn "Road to the White House Rewind," New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro accepts the vice presidential nomination at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. Walter Mondale selected her as his running mate, and she became the first woman nominated by a major party for the presidency or vice presidency. The Mondale-Ferraro ticket lost the general election to Republican incumbents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, with Reagan & Bush winning 49 states and receiving 59 percent of the vote to Mondale and Ferraro's 41 percent.
-
Historic Convention Speeches: Sarah Palin 2008 Acceptance Speech'
47 minutesGovernor Sarah Palin (R-AK) accepted the Republican Party's nomination for vice president. In her remarks she talked about her background in politics, challenged the Obama campaign's vision, and outlined her role in forwarding the policies of a McCain administration.
-
American Artifacts: History of Women in Congress Part 1
29 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning with the election of Jeannette Rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of Margaret Chase Smith.
-
American Artifacts: History of Women in Congress Part 2
32 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Representatives, from Clare Boothe Luce to Shirley Chisholm, and Lindy Boggs.
-
Women in Politics - 1920s to Today
1 hour, 37 minutesHistorians discuss the role of women in politics since the 1920s, both behind the scenes and as elected representatives. They talk about suffragists, New Deal-era political appointees, and politicians Barbara Jordan, Patsy Mink, and Nancy Pelosi. American History TV moderated this session at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Philadelphia.
-
The Suffrage Movement and the Media
1 hour, 36 minutesThree scholars who have written books about women's suffrage participated in a discussion titled: "Women and the Vote: The 19th Amendment, Power, Media, and the Making of a Movement." The National Archives hosted this event as part of a series of public programs in conjunction with their centennial exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote."
-
Women Voters,1920-2016
1 hour, 3 minutesChristina Wolbrecht, political scientist and author of "A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage" discussed how politicians and the media have attempted to understand and define women as voters since the passage of the 19th Amendment. She also analyzed the accuracy of assumptions about women voters in the 2016 election - the first to feature a female presidential candidate from a major party. The Boston Athenaeum hosted the event.