wolbrecht: yes. >> could you say more? dr. wolbrecht: so the question was about differences between married and unmarried women. you are exactly right. again, as we think about different women and different ways we expect them to behave. unmarried women, especially unmarried women with children, look very different from varied women and particularly compared to married women with children. in general, married women with children, even when you control for other things, social class, region, ethnicity, race, though sorts of things, are more likely to vote republican than are single women and particular the single mothers. so are single dads. but we cannot say much about them because there are so few of them in. [laughter] to really be able to look at. there a lot of things going on there and i do not think we have the perfect answer about why married women and single men are so distinct. it may be a sense of self interest. it is worth saying we talk a lot about women are so caring, that is why they support social welfare progra

political scientist christina wolbrecht analyzed the accuracy of assumptions about women's votes and whether they were right in the 2016 election. >> good evening, everyone. i think there's a few more people in here for a little more robust good evening. before we welcome our guests, good evening, everyone. >> good evening. >> yes. my name is theo tyson with american art and culture here at the boston anthemnaem and it's my distinct pleasure to welcome you and our speaker, christina wolbrecht this evening. before we begin, i want you to please take note of the two emergency exits that are marked at the front and rear of the room. and if you w

political scientist christina wolbrecht analyzed the accuracy of assumptions about women's votes and whether they were right in the 2016 election. >> good evening, everyone. i think there's a few more people in here for a little more robust good evening. before we welcome our guests, good evening, everyone. >> good evening. >> yes. my name is theo tyson with american art and culture here at the boston anthemnaem and it's my distinct pleasure to welcome you and our speaker, christina wolbrecht this evening. before we begin, i want you to please take note of the two emergency exits that are marked at the front and rear of the room. and if you will also take a moment to please silence your cell phones so that we do not disrupt this fascinating talk. and while you're doing that, i would love to share with you an installation that i recently curated on our north wall entitled "anti-suffrage." using materials from the special collections, we take a look at how the suffrage movement contributed to redesigning women's roles and responsibilities in society from varied perspectives as they vie

christina wolbrecht, political scientist and author of "a century of votes for women: american elections since suffrage" discusses how politicians and the media have attempted to understand and define women as voters since the passage of the 19th amendment. she also analyzes 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. >> good evening, everyone. there are a few more people in here for a more robust good evening -- before we welcome our guest. good evening, everyone? >> good evening. it is my distinct and sincere pleasure to welcome you and our