before i introduce our speakers, i want to thank susan clifton and the rest of the staff of the national archives. they have been a long-standing partner of ours, and we are excited to be here as part of their exhibit, "amending america." let me introduce our esteemed panelists. the president and ceo of the national congress of black women incorporated. a professor of history at the university of maryland. the chair of history at illinois state university. and the director of programs at the alice paul institute. please help me welcome them to the stage. >> thank you all for being here tonight. this is going to be a fantastic conversation. over the last few weeks as we have been planning this event, phone conversations. i know that each of the esteemed panelists brings something very impressive to this particular program. i think we will start off with a couple of general remarks from each of you, and then i have some questions, and i'm hoping the conversation will evolve from there, and we can go back and forth. you are all experts in your field. i know you'd all be very gregarious. i a