. >> wellesley was a liberal, all-girls college, in massachusetts. hillary majored in political science, and became president of the wellesley young republicans in her freshman year. but as a child of the '60s, events in the country started to influence her politics. >> it's a fascinating turn that she took, at wellesley. she sort of found her own voice. started to look at the vietnam war differently. talk about women's rights. she then became a really outspoken democrat. >> she would do rallies, on the steps of the college. and bring other women along to get into politics. >> in hillary's final year, her peers picked her to be the first student ever to speak on their behalf at commencement. what happened that day became the seminal moment of hillary's early career. >> a distinguished senator, edward brooks, had been invited to give the graduation address. it was a liberal republican. he talked in fairly conventional terms about the need for change. and she really disagreed with what he said. >> as he was speaking, she took notes. right? and when she

he was an associate professor at wellesley college before he entered the field of public history. i would like to start -- here we are in the replica of the united states senate. in the actual senate, the senators are as divided as washington, as the parties are. it seems like we are in a complete gridlock. were the founders ever this divided? feel free to answer -- maybe i will start with you, sara. sara: i think we have always faced moments in history where we felt great political polarization within our culture, but looking around this building and listening to the introductions of the panelists, i think, places like this are revolutionary spaces. they always have been. thinking about institutions that foster dialogue then and now is a good way to bring our conversation over to how the 18th-century can be a rare or give some tips to the 21st century. anyone want to jump in on that? fred: maybe with a tip? stephen: you're being very kind about this. when i started coming, i was astonished by how mean the founding fathers were to each other, but i find it comforting. benjamin rus

levine, economic professor at wellesley college and an assista assistant professor from johns hopkins. women of child bearing ages, 34% they're going to delay or simply not have children because of the pandemic. what could be the consequences in the next two or three years sociologically in america? >> yeah. so even before the pandemic began, we saw that women and families were intending to have fewer children. so layering this pandemic on top of that means that we might see some long-term implications of this pandemic in that people might just forego having children altogether. i think, you know, as parents are overwhelmed right now. as a mother of two young kids i'm trying to balance work with managing virtual school and juggling child care. so the thought of adding another tried l chi child to the mix right now, it seems very overwhelming. but it could be once people get better and prove, people could change their mind and say maybe we should have that additional child. these are all important questions. >> phillip, you were part of a research study that talked wiabt how we could b