we ask for your blessing over the atchison amelia earhart foundation. carry on her everlasting legacy. we pray that amelia's determination to achieve new heights is ingrained in our everyday lives as we strive to represent the american people in congress. bless us, god, as we leave this remarkable tribute today. help us to take your passion with us. fan its today and forevermore. amen. good evening and welcome the bancroft prize program. columbia

jackie, sharon, and read with the atchison amelia earhart foundation. iving up perhaps amelia earhart was your role model. ambition and spirit of adventure that took her around the world was built on a foundational upbringing. it is fitting today the foundation of what she stands is from a limestone from the flint hills. between two and 3 million people from around the world will visit the u.s. capitol every year. it is our hope that with the statute of amelia earhart it will encourage other girls and boys from small towns across the country to dream, to dream big and to workch hard to achieve those dreams. and for those who cannot travel to the u.s. capitol they can visit amelia earhart hangar museum and atchison were a replica of the statue will be on display. a statue of a determined young woman with short cut hair, a curious smile, a bomber hat in hand and a simpler on her belt buckle. amelia earhart first flight across the atlantic she was a passenger. she clearly lamented that she was a passenger. because when she landed she was asked about the fli

jackie pridgen and karen sieberg and reid berger with the atchison and amelia earhart foundation.up. thank you for never giving up. perhaps amelia was your role model. amelia's ambition and spirit of adventure that took her around the world was built on a foundational upbringing in atchison. it is fitting today that the foundation on which she stands is from limestone, from the flint hills of kansas, between two and 3 million people from around the world will visit the u.s. capital every year. and it's our hope that with this statue of amelia earhart, it will encourage other girls and boys from small towns across the country to dream to dream big and to work hard, to achieve those dreams. as for those who can't travel to the u.s. capitol, they can visit the amelia earhart hangar museum in atchison, where a replica of the statue will be on display. a statue of a determined young woman with short cut hair. a curious smile, a bomber hat in hand and a sunflower on her belt buckle. amelia earhart's first flight across the atlantic. she was a passenger. she clearly lamented that that sh

we ask for your blessing over the atchison amelia earhart foundation. ingrained in our everyday lives as we strive to represent the american people in congress. bless us, god, as we leave this remarkable tribute today. help us to take your passion with us. fan its today and forevermore. amen.

we ask for your blessing over the atchison amelia earhart foundation. the earhart family and everyone who continues to carry on her everlasting legacy. we pray that amelia's determination to achieve new heights is ingrained in our everyday lives as we strive to represent the american people in congress. bless us, god, as we leave this remarkable tribute today. help us to take your passion with us. fan its today and forevermore. amen. good evening and welcome the bancroft prize program. columbia university is honored to co-sponsor this annual celebrate with the columbia department of history each year. the history. selects one of its leading historians to chair a panel of three jurors chosen the finest scholars in the field hailing from top research university across the country. we are delighted that american history tv elected to expand its partnership with us this year by recording program for airing an archiving on its website. we will circulate word when the air date and online access are available. we're also thrilled that so many guests are joinin