sissies. compared to what these women went through, it's just remarkable. winsomely says to me i can't do it all, i feel like saying meet your great grandmother, you know? talk to her about it. because really they did do it all and they didn't complain about it. they complained a little bit. [laughter] okay thank you. >> i hope you all will pick it up. cokie is happy to sign and i just want to thank you again for both common and also for really as i said earlier helping enrich our understanding of a very important aspect of her own history. so i don't know if there's another book in you but if there is i hope you'll come back to politics and if you would by just holding up their chairs when we're done and put it them to the site that will expedite the signing. [applause]

>> and now from the museum in washington, d.c., a book party for cokie roberts "capital dames"." >> thank you for coming. >> great to see you. >> i'm glad there's food. i'm so glad you were here. >> how long did it take you to write this is because a long time. university libraries and historical societies, you know, because i done books before, it was helpful. end of this period it's got more passionate and a really fun stuff, the letters are great, real great but the other thing is now newspapers online.

and so that's early 19th century and its diverse to read what they are reading. and all the ads and everything so you could waste a lot of time. so now how are things with you? you're out of the hospital still? >> i am. going well. >> good. >> and is improving in the inner city is it? [inaudible] sandy is one of the leading activist in america. >> wonderful to meet you. i think joann might be coming. i hope so. he will be here.

esa class on wednesdays. [inaudible] >> is also doing a series that -- [inaudible] >> are you going to be doing anything like that? >> no. i mean -- they just have to. how are you doing? >> i am so sorry haven't gotten back to you. spent that's okay. when it dies down. >> beautiful. >> how did that happen? >> how are you?

>> spent our books available to speak with yes. >> are they signed? >> not sign. i will sign them. >> i have a friend who's on the board. >> wow. spent i'm so proud of you. i really am. ..

you won't have enough. c it's amazing. it would be so tragic. >> but you remember i think i told you this, we had a woman who was applying for the american political science association congressional fellowship and she was writing her thesis on why maryland had so many members that were female and the answer no the answer back to her was it was close. >> o, o. oh oh. c it's true. somebody yelled out i'm