this year, we will honor senator olympia snie and dianne feinstein with that alice award. also, on october 4, we host a seminar examining the role of women in american democracy, featuring keynote speaker ambassador carol mosley braun. we also today debuted online our newest exhibit in honor of the past and pledge to the future which delves into the 1933 memorial parade, commemorating many women throughout history who indeed have broken these barriers. in the slides behind me, you are seeing just a glimpse of the beautiful banners and i hope you will take the time to go online and see more of them. tonight, we're here to examine the nwp's use of nonverbal communication with cartoons and banners, all very strategically used in the battle for the right to vote. the women of the nwp armed themselves with these working class textiles and cartoons and used thoughtful and commanding written words to communicate their message, which often turned the very words of the administration back on the president. as we're focusing on the cartoons tonight, i would like to mention our ongoi