angela davis, her afro in 1960s is iconic, it was a symbol of resistance, the liberation the free angela davis, from her incarceration was the global movement so angela davis is known all over the world and the image of her is also very familiar. so for me as her biographer the task is on tap for contemporary activities back to her historic activities and think about the ways in which her incarceration in the 1960s, involvement in the movement for radical social change and her empowerment of women black women in particular, working class women can all be brought together to understand the conflicts, it is exciting to be working on her. >> thank you. i want to throw out some other questions now and whoever feels moved to answer can do so. what elements of your subjects childhood being most important in shaping her into a strong woman as she became a strong woman? what will did her family and community play? >> that is a good question. because catherine beecher was a member of the most famous family in the nineteenth century. she was extremely influenced by her father. you may recognize th

[laughter] and angela davis, her afro is so iconic. and i know from talking with barbara that you met the woman who used to comb out shirley chisholm's wigs, and elizabeth gurley flynn she went to prison for being a communist. one of the thicks she wrote -- things she wrote about missing was going to the hair dresser every week and getting her hair dope. so what did these hair styles mean to these women? they were very much a part of their public image. >> and if you look at pre-chisholm's election to congress and-chism how many's -- chisholm's election to congress, you really see the impact of the large, of the wigs that she wore. >> any other topics you think they might cover? [laughter] >> i really like that because it would be something i talked about too. >> well, in a more open way i think they might talk about the personal politics or what it meant to be an activist a mother or a partner a family member, how did people respond who were close to them to choices that they made, to what extent dud that leave them isolated and lonel

angela davis her afro in the 1960s is really iconic. it was a sum boll of resistance -- symbol of resistance the-in ration, the movement to free angela davis from her incarceration was a global movement. so angela davis is known all over the world. and the image of her is also a very familiar image. so for me as her biographer, the task is to sort of unpack her contemporary activities, trace them back to her historic activities and think about the ways in which her incarceration in 1960s her involvement in movements for radical social change her empowerment of women and black women in particular and working class women can all be brought together to try to understand her as a complex being. so it's really excited to be working on her. >> thank you. i want to throw out some other questions now and whoever feels moved to answer can do so. what elements of your subject's childhood seem most important in shaping her into a strong woman as she payment a strong woman? -- as she became a strong woman? what role did her family and community pla

one of the most fun calls i got to make was to the queen's dresser, angela davis, the most wonderfulolors the queen wearing because you certainly didn't want the first lady of the house and then queen elizabeth to be in the same color. and so that was one of the little items as gary said, there's so many people and so many things that go into making this a beautiful and flawless event that is respectful of your guests but also reflective too of the president and first lady and we all want to put our best foot forward when we're working in the white house. this is a time to showcase everything that's perfect. >> did the first ladies talk about a state dinner as being an event that was show casing america? >> definitely. >> and what their goals were. >> definitely. can you tell us about that, susan? >> certainly. the state dinners are about diplomacy and the role of the first lady and her office are with the help with great help from the state department, there's a huge amount of protocol involved and that's -- there's no detail that is too small because whatever one does, one doesn't

angela and the partners for helping to bring hope and awareness for those living with this disease. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. davis: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. since its inception, elementary and second tear act was and remains a civil rights law. it is protecting the rice ar educational opportunity of students living in poverty, students of color, students learning english and students with disability. in the last 50 years, we have made great progress. but tremendous work remains. in a re-authorization must maintain the strong civil rights protection of this historic law. we must advance progress, not undermine it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> well amazingly in the fourth year of drought the bureau of reclamation decided to release 15,000 acre-feet of additional water to aid the down stream swimming of steel head fish this in a time of

the discussion on the lives of catherine beecher elizabeth gurley flynn, shirley chisholm and angela davis i want to introduce the panelists. first wants to point out i brought copies of the book so far that are out in the series. i wanted to do this series for many many years. it was in my head. i envision exactly the kinds of books these women have produced or are producing, books that point to the lives of interesting women, some famous, some not particularly books that point to the way in which you can understand american history through the lives of women not simply through the eyes of men. you want to catch your breath? >> i am all caught up. >> okay. robyn spencer teaches courses on the black freedom movement litter areas of research include civil rights black power, urban radicali