because of willa cather his books. and today, congress will always know her because of this statue as well. that is a legacy worth celebrating. one that reminds us that the america is a nation of pioneers. in her novels and short, catherine portrayed a band pioneers on the nebraskan plains who took responsibility for their and their own futures. as she wrote in one of her novels, there was nothing but land, not a country at all. but the material out of which countries are made. catherine knew the pioneers seize these materials, and they build on pioneers have a of a better life. the immediate world they live pioneers are risk takers who have the courage to brave the unknown, to reach new goals. pioneers use judgment and come up with new ideas and innovation that often make the world a better place for. the rest of us. nebraskans are lucky to call kastner one of their own, but ultimately her work belongs here because it is american to the core her authenticity, emotion, artistry, spoken of americans fundamental values u

willa: hold on.every day johnson is climbing hills, rolling out different face of possibility. willa: i'm still gripping. joe: well, another san francisco product, the burning man arts festival born on baker beach in 1986. we're on our way to petaluma to meet one of the festival's artists who's hoping to go out on top. michael: i started out in my parent's black and white photo lab. joe: there are many journeys one can take with a camera, and in that sense photographer michael garlington has always aimed big. michael: i always shot large format. so, i mean, all the portraits were done with a four by five graflex. joe: he used his photography to create worlds of fantasy. as his photos got bigger, so did his ideas. michael: i had enough photos to start covering my volkswagen van with pictures, but that was the beginning of doing kind of architectural photo sculpture. joe: and that in a snapshot is what brings us to this. michael: hello and welcome to babel, a 60-foot photographic sculpture. joe: garlin

the subject of willa cather's work. she was a daughter of red cloud, nebraska, who gave a voice to the people she knew, a pioneer of the frontier. her work was written with such depth and emotion it still captivates readers today. >> a group of latin women writers talk about zora neale hurston's "their eyes were watching god" and its impact on african-american culture -- a group of black women. >> you cannot read this book without being drenched in love. you could see them in all their foibles, their weird ways of sayings and people with weird names. just us, and there's just so much beauty in being authe whatever you are. >> from the c-span arc tonight on c-span and be sure to hn's new series "books that shaped america" in partnership with the library of september 18 live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> oh, you think this is just a co

the subject of willa cather's work is known to us. she was the daughter of red cloud, nebraska, gave the voice to the people she knew. the pioneers of the american frontier, her characters and settings were written with such depth and emotion. they still captivate readers to this day. >> at 9:50, a group of black women writers talk about zora neale hurston's "their eyes were watching god" and their impact on african-american culture. >> you can't read this book without being drenched in the love of your people, you see them in their, all their foibles, their weird ways and sayings, funny haircuts, baggy pants, people with weird names. on and on. that's us. that's us. and there is so much beauty in are.g authentic, whatever you >> from the c-span es, tonight on c-span. be sure to watch c-span's new serioks that shaped america", in partnership with the library of congress. beginning monday must've number live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. c-span now, our free video app or online at c-span.org. >> healthy democracy doesn't just look li

the subject of willa cather's work is known to us.he was the daughter of red cloud, nebraska and gave a voice to the people she knew, the pioneers of the american frontier. her characters and settings were written with such depth and emotion. they still captivate readers to this day. announcer: at 9:50 p.m. a group of black women writers talk about zora neal hurston's "their eyes were watching god" and its impact on african-american culture. >> you cannot read this book without being drenched in love, and the love of your people. you see them all in their foibles and their funny way of seeing things and their haircuts and baggy pants and people with weird names. on and on and on. that is us. and just so much beauty in

the subject of willa cather's work is known to us. she was the daughter of red cloud, nebraska and gave a voice to the people she knew. the pioneers of the american frontier. her characters and settings were written with such depth and emotion that she still captivates new readers today. >> and a group of black women writers talk about zora neale hers their eyes were watching god and its impact on african-american culture. >> you cannot read this book without being drenched in love, the love of your people. you see them in all of their foibles, people with weird names, that is us. it is us. there is so much beauty in being authentic, whatever yo >> from the c-sphives tonight on c-span. be sure ch c-span's new series, books that shaped america, in partnership with the library ofess, beginning monday, september live at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span w, our free mobile video app, or online at c-span.org. >> a healthy democracy does not just look like this. it looks like this, where americans can see democracy at work. get informed straig

tonight at 9:00 eastern, members of congress honor the life and literary work of author willa cather,apitol. >> the new york times wrote no american novelist was more purely an artist than willa cather. ladies and gentlemen, what an understatement. the subject of will cather's work is known to a. she was the daughter of red cloud nebraska, gave a voice to the people she knew. the pioneer of the american frontier. her characters and settings were written with such depth and emotion, but they still captivate readers to this day. >> at 9:50 p.m., a group of black women writers talk about zora neale hurston's, their eyes for watching god, and impact on african-american culture. >> you cannot read this book without being drenched in love and the love of your people. you see them in their weird ways and sayings and funny haircuts, baggy pants, people with weird names. on and on. that is us. and there is soh beauty being authentic wherever you are. >> from the c-spanves, tonight on c-span. watch c-span's ries, books that shaped america, in partnership with the library of congmonday, septembe

the subject of willa cather's work is known to many. she was a daughter in nebraska giving voice to the people she knew. the pioneers of the american frontier. her characters and settings were written with such depth and emotion that they still captivate readers to this day. >> a group of black women writers talk about their eyes were watching god and its impact on african-american culture. >> you cannot read this book without being drenched in love. in the love of your people. you see them in all of their foibles, their weird ways and sayings and their funny haircuts. baggy pants. people with weird names. on and on and on, that is us, that is us. and there is j muc beauty in beingntic wherever you are. >>rom the c-span archives tonight on c-span. be sure to watch c-span's new series books thaed america artnership with the library of congress, beginning monda september 18, live at 9 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> healthy democracy does not just look like this, it looks like this.

willa johnson: i've always been a person determined to do whatever i set out to do.area artist making what he says is his last installation for burning man. michael garlington: this is the great and powerful wizard of pa. joe: we'll walk san francisco's chinatown with an author shining a light on senior fashions. laurie luu: wow, that's a bold hat. joe: and we pay a studio visit to a sunnyvale woman spreading the love of dance of her native india. nitya narasimhan: you know, i just stand there and look at this thing happening in front of me, which is so magical.

intervention, was definitely and i would have fun to push for a response in that would actually take minutes willa to democracy, which is what we are look for as far as the scope it is what we look for is it for the us to impose democracy on of the nations on other countries or is it, is it for the us to, to make that decision? and then make sure can normally they call thrive if they don't follow what the us tells them today as well, i don't think it is, but i think that the rest of the contrast, the community doesn't think that it should be either there's something really important and sometimes overlook about sash or something. so which is that the us is the only country that has imposed economic sanctions on, but it's all that. and by that i mean sanctions, we're splitting that as well as sales are 4 sections. we're slipping, that as well as access to the global financial market. it's only the us you're a has been actually might be or this in rejecting economic sanctions and focusing only on personal sanctions. however, the us, despite being just one case of the world economy, is incredibly pow

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tonight at 9:00 eastern, members of congress honor author willa cather with a statue unveiling at the u.s. capitol. >> no american novelist was more purely an artist. what an understatement. the subject of her work is known to us. she gave a voice to the people she knew come up the pioneers of the american frontier. her settings were written with such depth and emotion, they still captivate readers to this day. >> and a group of black women writers talk about the book our eyes are watching god and the impact on african-american culture. >> you cannot read the book without being drenched in the love of your people. you see it in their foibles and funny hair cuts and baggy pants and weirdest sayings and people with weird names. on and on and on. it is us. this is us. and there is so much beauty in whoever you are. >> be sure to watch the new series books that shapedca in partnership we library ofongress beginning monday, september 18 at 9:00 p.m eastern on c-span, c-span now, and c-span.org. c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies on mor

willa and. they were very happy to to visit with her and and meet they meet the flathead and negotiate trade with horses. they meet the nez perce and do the same thing. and these tribes of, the columbia plateau, were very friendly, were open to american trade and were excited to to welcome the explorers. and they had good relations with all of these groups. the nez perce told them that they were going to have a difficult mountain, so they traded more horses and then they made the trek across the bitterroot mountains at a very tough of it. eventually come to lolo pass and they see these rocky mountains were not a single chain of mountains like they been anticipated. but were mountain range upon mountain range and demoralizing them. but they proceeded on a after crossing the rocky mountains, they arrived at the white prairie and met the another group of nez perce who are very friendly to them and and there are lots of stories of their interactions together. the nez perce agree to keep their horses

. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years.an francisco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a

nebraska has commissioned willa cather, author from utah. we're going to get more through use cannon. utah state senator a physician suffragist and from virginia, barbara johns, civil rights leader. the first statue that was actually and the collection dates to 1870. you can that on t left and the hundredth statue to complete this group of 100 is of poppy which we got in 2005. statues commemorate five centuries of american from the early colonial era the 20th century from revolutionary war figures to astronauts. and interestingly enough, some of the statues honoring women associated with western state. currently four of the statues that honor women are also by artists. so, joy buba, did florence sabin represent colorado? helen farnsworth merz did the very first. francis willard 1905 from illinois. terry madonna did. jeannette rankin, montana statue that was brought here in 1985. and then the most recent of the soon by neil de coleman. and that was just unveiled in 2022. so this is just going to be a very quick people and what the statues loo

even if the attack had not been made your map willa show it wod have been a hopeless operation for ususands of miles of ocean while under the o sole control f the japanese. the consequences of the attack on pearl harbor have been wildly exaggerated in other ways. these exaggerations comecc originally from excess propaganda. i regret to say repeated by americans in and out of public light. you and i have the up most for americans that have whispered or announced off-the-record there was no longerer any specific fleet. the fleet was all sunk or destroyed on december 7th. more then 1,000 of our planes would have destroyed on the ground. they have suggested that the government has withheld the truth about casualty. 11 or 12,000 men were killed at pearl harbor. they have even said the enemy propaganda by spending the incredible story that ship loads of bodies of our honored american debt were about to arrive in new york harbor to be put in a common grave. almost every axis broadcast berlin, roam, tokyo directly quotes americans who by speech or in the press made misstatements such as these

. >> the classic new western women, as good as any man, willa was a dashing figure at the universityf nebraska which was a land-grant school. a journalism major, who sometimes styled herself william junior and sometimes favored conventionally male haircuts and mannerisms, she was a popular editor of the college newspaper. later, as the consummate poet, she based her most beloved characters, earthy antonine of my antonia, and ambitious alexander, a full pioneers, on the women homesteaders, often immigrants whom she had met as a rl on her grandfathers nebraska homestead. the publicized adventures of the west new women help americans come to terms with women's evolving role in a rapidly modernizing society. now we can go back to the slide because it was a rapidly modernizing society. i think -- there we go. one favorite of the american public was an eastern debutante who migrated with her minor husband. he studied mining at yale and then went west. she decided she was a talented artist. you represent the west from the distinctly female perspective in art, journalism and novels. no heroi

this river needs all the way to, but it's willa. and from here, brazil does. it is an echo system filled with jungles with biodiversity. with streams and river and it's all connect and whatever happens here happens uh it has an impact on another country. and that's why this summit, it is so important, precedent will spell a bit that will allow me a 1st left wing precedent, came to power with a promise to invite the environment he's going to be. he's a priority that he's going to botto before a station that he's going to invest heavily in the wrong way that we have some long indigenous communities among those who leave him places such as this one. he's also hoping to ban drilling old wheeling in the amazon gun, he says, the trillions of dollars need to be invested in order to put it to protect this part of the world. he's hoping for example, to replace what are known as a but a debt swap. between a debt talk between those who invest heavily in climate action, for example, among many other things. so there's lots of the attention about what is happening in the l

there soulmate and can you say are you sure, even will cath or who you would say, you see pictures of willawith her crewcut and necktie, she had a very passionate relationship with a female student, at the university of nebraska, do we know what they did in bed? no we don't. academic resists, we can't actually say she was gay even though all her abiding relationships were with other women. >> so fascinating. next question. when suffrage was passed, you may have suffered this already, i apologize if i missed it but when suffrage was passed for women in various states did the right to vote include any minority women? >> did minority women have the right to vote when suffrage was passed? >> in these states, yes. including minority women, minority women, although, it is tricky in cases where native american women were not enfranchised, different states have ideas about the legal rights of native people, some were relatively progressive. oregon was not progressive at all. even after the 19th amendment was passed in 1920, native american women still, some were not enfranchised. it is difficult to

. >> my name is willa johnson is and i've been at cable car for 13 years.an francisco when i was five years old. and that is the first time i rode a cable car and i went to see a christmas tree and we rode the cable car with the christmas worker and that was the first time i rode the cable car and didn't ride again until i worked here. i was in the medical field for a while and i wanted a change. some people don't do that but i started with the mta of september of 1999 and came over to cable car in 2008. it was a general sign up and that's when you can go to different divisions and i signed up as a conductor and came over here and been here since. there were a few ladies that were over at woods that wanted to come over here and we had decided we wanted to leave woods and come to a different division and cable car was it. i do know there has been only four women that work the cable car in the 150 years and i am the second person to represent the cable car and i also know that during the 19, i think 60s and women were not even allowed to ride on the side of a