she was also trained as a scientist like alice paul. she had a biology degree from the university of montana and she was typical of millions of american working women who now were joining movement for women's voting rights. once she got elected to congress, she was elevated by her republican colleagues to the ranking member positions on the committee on women's suffrage. naturally, given her background, she had been a field worker for nasa previously. that made a lot of sense on the merits. but i tell you then, as now, freshmen don't get to be ranking. so so that was a big deal. and she did well with it. she was the cold floor manager with her democratic colleague in 1918, when for the first time the anthony amendment passed, the house with a two thirds vote. so back up a little bit to early 1970 after wilson defeats charles evans hughes all came down to california. we thought this last presidential action we just had might be a tight one like that in 16. they didn't know on tuesday, wednesday, thursday who president was going to be in

alice paul and certainly not north did not copy them, but that was going on simultaneously in other countries around world. but i, i actually did not see anything beyond what north like catalog, which was the progress that was made around the world. so they would in their magazine, they would highlight it, look at what's happening around the world but beyond that, i don't know that there was deep collaboration. thank you so much. okay. email sogood evening. thank you all for coming. i appreciate very much always the attendance our our regulars. those are new to the baker institute new to these gatherings. we do these with individuals we believe provide insight opinions views, thoughts not just on today's world, but tomorrow's and yesterdays in a way that stimulates thought. this is what baker is about. about nonpartisan discussion of issues that are of importance to texas, to the united states and to the world. we appreciate very much the of those who are members of our roundtable. we encourage those of you who not to look into joining as say on pbs. it is viewers you. it is audiences like yo

paul curtis. welcome, sir, to the velshi banned book club. thank you very much, alice. that reading a fictionalized account of an historic event is, for many people, one of the best ways to not only tell us, tell the story, but to build genuine empathy. and i just want to read a short passage from your depiction of the 16th street baptist church bombing. quote i looked into the church and saw smoke and dust flying around like a tornado was in there. one light from the ceiling was still hanging down by a wire, flickering and swinging back and forth, and every once in a while i could see stuff inside. i could see a couple of grownups moving around, looking lost, trying to pick things up. then the smoke would cover them. then the bulb would flicker out and they'd disappear. i could see bibles and coloring books thrown all over the place. then they'd get covered by the smoke. i could see a shiny, shiny black show lying halfway underneath concrete, and then it got covered with smoke, and the light bulb flickered out again. end quote. i've spent time at that church. i've neve