amelia earhart. on behalf of the congress, thank you all to the leaders who fought so relentlessly for nearly a quarter of a century to ensure that amelia takes her rightful place here in the capitol. now, at this time, please stand as you are able for the presentation of the colors and the national anthem. of oh oh. oh. oh say time you divided on your life. it was so. maybe there were twilight's last gleaming. whose stripes and rise was through all the power of spite or the we've all all colored on telly streaming and the rocky o the bombs bursting within get free thrills on all and all for love was still there who said, cause all stars spangled banner god then what the land of the free and the home of all bread never. ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the invocation delivered by the honorable roger marshall, united states senator from kansas. first, a scripture reading from the apostle paul to a young timothy for god has not given us a spirit of fear or timidity, but a power love and

kansas amelia earhart. with dwight d. kansas officially has two of the most iconic and recognizable american heroes, representing any states and the united states capitol. i think just a few people in the room who made this happen. jackie, predawn, karen seabird, and read burger with the acheson a millionaire heart foundation. thank you for never giving up. [applause] thank you for never giving, perhaps amelia was your role model. amelia's ambition and spirit of adventure, the truck around the world, was built on a foundational upbringing and acheson. it is fitting today that the foundation on which the stances from limestone, from the flint hills of kansas. between two and 3 million people from around the world will visit the u.s. capitol every year, and it's our hope that with the statue of a millionaire heart, it will encourage other girls and boys from small towns across the country, to dream, dream bag, and work hard to achieve those dreams. as with as you can travel to the u.s. capital, they can visit the amelia ear

amelia earhart. we thank leaders who thought for a quarter century to ensure that amelia takes her rightful place here in the capitol, now rise for the colors and the national anthem ♪ ♪ oh, say can you see ♪ ♪ by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hail ♪ ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ramp arts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ the bombing busting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ ♪ oer the land of the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen remain standing for the invocation. >> first a reading from paul to a young timothy, god has not givenf us a spirit of fear or timidity but power love and self discipline, almighty god, thank you for privilege to gather here at our nation's capitol and recognize you are the godod of our founders, that you have blessed this nation with not just many

one of kansas finest amelia earhart.t the time expected to change the world. too not only inspired generations of women but all people everywhere. god, to specially stop and thank you for the communities of kansas is persevered forever 20 years to make this dream become a reality. and now, god, made the ceremony honor you made a statue in the pioneer research the encourage of a million inspire all peoples for centuries to come. in jesus name amen. please be seated. >> ladies and gentlemen the ithonorable nancy pelosi speaker speakerof the nine states housef representatives. >> now it is my special honor to invite program participants to join in the unveiling of this glorious statute. some of you may have been in years past. we say unfailing to the end we want you all to see it because it's so wonderful to see so many people gathered together once again. members ofth the kansas delegatn both in the house and senate including, let me say first governor laura kelly and congresswoman charisse davis. congressman tracy man. co

kansas amelia earhart. with dwight eisenhower and now amelia earhart.f the most iconic and recognizable american and heroes representing any state in the united states capitol. i thank just a few people in the room who made this happen. jackie pridgen and karen sieberg and reid berger with the atchison and amelia earhart foundation. thank you for never giving 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 atch

amelia earhart but this girl had read my book. and she informed her teachers that she didn't want to dress up as amelia earhart. she wanted to go as ruth nichols. and this mother was reaching out to say do you have any photos or artifacts or letters that you could share with my daughter sarah so that she could do her report? and so of course, i was very excited. i sent her what i could and you know, i asked her when this this wax museum was going to be and she told me the dates. and by total luck i was doing an event that very day at wellesley college. which was a mere 15 minute drive from this girl's school. and so of course i had to i popped in just to say hello to the new ruth nichols. and i really do think about these women. a good bit actually and and always when i fly. and i think a lot about ruth nichols. you'll see here on her her pilots license from 1930. it's signed, of course by orville wright. um, and you know when this book first came out i was in new york for the launch. for the first day and i had a busy day, but th

amelia earhart was aviation pioneer a. then we have the statue of mary maeod.so is created by -- you has the firstuarded -- artist. the national statuary hl collection. just to give us a little closer look at one of these pieces, i thought it would be really interesting to look at this. like mostt. artists looking at a portrait they want to immerse themselves in the subject. she tried to learn about her. e visited her home in daytona beach. she listened intently. the voice reay influenced her conception of it. confidence gentleness and directness. you can see the head is tilted down as if she is speaking directly to a child. the walking stick in the center refers to the relationship with president roosevelt. eleanor roosevelt gave it to her after the president death. the black yellow rose that she saw growing in the garden. growing with many colors in the reflections in diversity, individuality and peaceful interracial growth. that was also very symbolic. the last part that we will see, most really need to have a tripod structure. they also contain meaning. som

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

last summer, there a lot of activity and alia earhart was unveiled. she's, ocourse, aation pioneer, author, activist, first female to fly solo, the atlantic. and then we have, our statue of mary mcleod bethune. it's also created by neil como, who has the distinction being the first artist of puerto rican and to give us a little closer look of one of these pieces, i thought it'd be really interesting to look at the bethune. like most artists who are working a portrait, they really want to immerse themselves in their subject. and so como's did that. and she tried to learn as much as she could about bethune. she studied her biography, writing her photographs, visited her home in daytona beach. but interestingly enough, she also wanted to hear her voice and listened intently to numerous record rings of bethune speeches. and as nelda told, she said that that voice really influenced her conception of it and suggested qualities of coffee, dance, gentleness and directness. and so you can see the head is tilted as if she's speaking directly to a child. the wal

and she was friends with amelia earhart and she wanted to be a pilot herself. this was not a woman who was going to be grounded at the white house and eleanor created for herself a unique role that combined her love of travel, her wanderlust with her sense of social responsibility. she decided that she could best help the president, her husband, by being his eyes and ears listening post and keeping him in touch with public opinion, which she said is the moving force in a democ. and she ceaselessly crisscrossed the country inspecting deal initiatives, giving speeches, seeing and meeting people and gathering information. and this information. and she used to exact change either her own means or by providing it to the president and his policy advisers. and one year into his presidency, fdr asked eleanor to go to puerto rico to investigate labor and living conditions. and the fact that she took a flight over water cemented her reputation as fearless and uncovered qanon and around time she was featured on the cover of a general interest magazine. in 1934 and declare

amelia earhart was unveiled. she is, of, course and aviation pioneer. author, activists, the first female to fly solo across the atlantic. then we have the statue of mary mcleod but soon. also created by -- who has the distinction of being the first artist of puerto rican descent to develop a statue for the national air east patchogue collection. just to give us a little closer look at one of these pieces, i thought it would be really interesting to look at the bathrooms. like most artists working on a portrait. they really want to immerse themselves. trying to look as much as she could. she studied biography, her writing, a photograph. this is in her home in daytona beach. interestingly enough, he also wanted to hear her voice. she listens intently to numerous recordings to bethune speeches. she told me that that voice really influence her conception of it. and suggested a quality of gentleness and directness. you can see that the head is tilted down as though she was weakened directed to a child. a walking stick refers to buffoons relationship with pr

last summer, it s a lot of activity and amelia earhart was unveiled. she is of course an aviation pioneer, author, activist, first female to fly solo across the atlantic. and then, we have our statue of mary mcleod bethune. it is also created by nilda comos, the first artist of puerto rican descent to provide a sculpture for this collection. give us a little closer look at one of these patients, i thought it would be interesting to look at the within. like most artists working on a portrait, they really want to immerse themselves in their subject. and so nilda comos did tt. she tried to learn as much as she could about bethune. she studied her back roughly, writing, phographs, visit her homes, home in daytona beach. but also, she wanted to hear her voice. and she listened intently to numerous recordings of bethune's speeches. and as nilda comos told me, she said that voice really influenced her conception of it andsuggested qualities of confidence, gentleness, and directness. so you can say the head is tilted down as if she speaking directly to a child