results of c-span's fourth historian survey of presidential leadership with richard norton smith, edna greeneedford, and others. the survey ranks presidents from best to worst in can dip -- in 10 different categories. in lectures in history, women journalists face societal pressures to balance traditional femininity and having a career in journalism. professor tracy lu talks about the challenges these pioneering women overcame. >> book tv features leading authors is cussing their latest nonfiction books. sunday, at 8:00 a.m. eastern, hear from those attending freedom fest in south dakota, including author and attorney carly garrett on her short stories, opinion pieces and opinion pieces in her book. at nine 45, national review columnist john fund with his book our broken elections in which he argues liberal views, the covid-19 pandemic, to change the election system and make it more vulnerable to fraud. at 3:05 p.m., deirdre mccloskey with her book which looks at a new kind of economics that focuses on science and a better understanding of human action. at 4:35 pm, futurist and economist geor

we'll go to howard university associate provost history professor edna green medford for your answer. >> the interesting thing is that although there has been oppression throughout the decades and the centuries, african americans still believe in the promise of the declaration of independence. we know we were not included in the words all men were created equal because most of us were considered property legally at that time. but we still believe in the promise. we believe that america can do better and will do better because we understand that although people are not concerned about the loss of power is a gentleman said they understand that in america everyone should be entitled to rise as lincoln said. but to the need to stay in control sometimes is the overarching factor. the thing that motivates people. we are at a very dangerous point in the history of the country. and so we have to decide whether or not were going to move forward and ensure those of the declaration or if we are going to move backwards. it is on us, this generation to make that determination. >> amity shlaes are

of presidential leadership with historians richard norton smith, douglas brinkley, edna greene medford and amity shlaes and they rank presidents from best to worst into different categories on lectures in history, turn-of-the-century women journalists such as nelly by an face society pressures about femininity and having a career in journalism. i was state university professor. ... ... sure that witness the battle of 1863. an early age eric began collecting historical relics from throughout history. the broad range of artifacts has grown into of the finest owned collections in the united states. among the treasures in a museum is the large assortment of easy company artifacts in the world. his wide array of historical adventures on the now on to jared. author of a number of books including the normandy invasion. prior to his current position he served as a park ranger's of the gettysburg national med military park and harpers ferry historical park. karen is a bird on c-span, pbs and numerous independent documentaries on the turner classic movies as a guest post. he also received awards

today historians richard norton smith, douglass are brinkley, edna green medford and amity shlaes talk about c-span's survey of american leadership. you can find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org/history. now it's time for lectures in history, an opportunity to join students in college classrooms on topics ranging from the american revolution to 9/11. this week, iowa state university professor tracy lute teaches a class about women journalists in the late are 19th and early -- late 19th and early 20th century. >> good morning. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for being here today. today's lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. this is one of my absolute favorite things to talk about, as i'm sure you all can imagine. so i'm just going to dive right into it. the title of today's talk is reporters and sisters. and that's because these labels represent a new kind of job that emerged for women at the end of the 19th century. and i want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and remarkable women seized the opportunities crea

historian survey of presidential leadership with historians richard norton smith, douglas are brinkley, edna green medford and amity shlaes. the survey ranks presidents from best to worst in ten different categories. on lectures in history, turn of the century women journalists such as nelly bly and dorothy dix faced societal pressure between having a career inism. iowa state university professor tracy lute talks about the challenges they overcame. watch american history tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. finish. ♪ ♪ >> watch booktv now on sundays on c-span2. or find it online anytime at booktv.org. it's television for serious readers. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> c-span shop.org is c-span's online store. there's a collection of products. browse to see what's new. your purchase will support our nonprofit organizations, and you still have time to order the congressional direct arely with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration. go to c-span shop.org. >> c-span's american history tv continues now. you can fi

we'll go to howard university associate provost history professor edna green medford for your answer. >> the interesting thing is that although there has been oppression throughout the decades and the centuries, african americans still believe in the promise of the declaration of independence. we know we were not included in the words all men were created equal because most of us were considered property legally at that time. but we still believe in the promise. we believe that america can do better and will do better because we understand that although people are not concerned about the loss of power is a gentleman said they understand that in america everyone should be entitled to rise as lincoln said. but to the need to stay in control sometimes is the overarching factor. the thing that motivates people. we are at a very dangerous point in the history of the country. and so we have to decide whether or not were going to move forward and ensure those of the declaration or if we are going to move backwards. it is on us, this generation to make that determination. >> amity shlaes are

the presidency, a discussion of the results on c-span's historical survey with douglas brinkley, edna greenerd, and amity shlaes. the ranking rank presidents from best to worst. nelly bly faces societal pressure. an iowa university professor talks about her. watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. ♪ >> all this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern, c-span looks at discussions and hearings about congress and how the institution operate. discussion about modernizing congress with tom graves of georgia. tuesday night, a hearing focusing on bipartisanship. on wednesday night, a second hearing on political stability with psychologists and journalists. derek kilmer of washington discusses ways to foster bipartisanship among members of congress. friday night, a hearing on the importance of asserting the power of the purse. watch online at c-span.org and listen on the c-span radio app. ♪ >> british writer charles dickens is credited with creating some of the world's best-known fictional characters scattered throughout his 15.5 published novels. americans often refer to situations as being dickensian. if pr