A Century of Women in Congress
A Century of Women in Congress: The Transformative Role of Women in American Politics
Monday, September 25, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street
Free Admission with RSVP required
Join presenters Matthew Wasniewski, historian of the US House of Representatives, and Kathleen Johnson, oral history manager of the US House of Representatives, for a special discussion about an ongoing oral history project that includes interviews with more than 40 women US representatives who served from the late 1960s to the present. They will share selections from the interviews that will highlight the diverse pathways that women took to the House, as well as their efforts to achieve power and parity in the institution.
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This program is presented in conjunction with American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, on view at The Historic New Orleans Collection until October 8, 2023.