women and to men by the men of wyoming territory it is now my honor to introduce our speaker candice shy hooper, our fine careers on capitol hill and as a lobbyist, candice earned a master's degree in history with a concentration in military history from the george washington university. she has served on the

it is now my honor to introduce our speaker candice shy hooper, our fine careers on capitol hill and as a lobbyist, candice earned a master's degree in history with a concentration in military history from the george washington university. she has served on the editorial advisory board of the journal of military history, the advisory board of the ulysses s and julia d grant home, and the board of directors of president lincoln's cottage. her work in the historical field has also included publications in the new york times. the journal of military history and the michigan war studies review her book lincoln's generals wives for women who influenced the civil war, for better or for worse, won three national awards. her most recent publication, delivered under fire, absalom margolin and freedom's mail, is the first biography of the childhood friend ulysses us grant. and while serving as a special agent of the us post office department, he was often called grant's postmaster general in his role as agent of the us post office department during grant's presidency. mark lynn also contributed