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Mr. Hutchings HistoryHow WWII Transformed Women’s Economic Roles in the U.S.Welcome to Mr. Hutchings History! In this episode, we examine how World War II revolutionized the economic roles of women in the United States. As men went to war, millions of women entered the workforce, filling critical roles in factories, agriculture, and even the military. We’ll discuss the rise of “Rosie the Riveter,” women’s contributions to wartime production, and the challenges they faced, including wage disparities and societal expectations.
Discover how women’s involvement extended beyond factories, with groundbreaking roles in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). By exploring various hist...
2024-11-2117 min
Chamber Bizz BuzzTheatrikosIn 1972, a group of Flagstaff citizens met in the basement of the Weatherford Hotel to form a non-profit community theater. After more than a decade performing in a variety of venues throughout Flagstaff, Theatrikos found it's permanent home in 1989. Originally named the Flagstaff Playhouse, the Doris Harper-White Playhouse was renamed in honor of one of the groups founding members. Tune in to this episode to learn more about the origins and mission of northern Arizona's premiere theatre and Flagstaff cultural confluence, Theatrikos.
2023-11-2009 min
Cultural Controversy and Our Lives with Shannon FisherVictory for the Vote: Doris Weatherford on Our Lives with Shannon FisherHistorian Doris Weatherford joins Shannon to discuss her book, Victory for the Vote: The Fight for Women's Suffrage and the Century that Followed, a detailed history of the women's suffrage movement that also describes the progress and setbacks in the fight for women's equality in the century since suffrage was won. The book highlights the revolutionary women whose activism changed the world, puts historical events into modern context, and contains a foreword by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Our Lives with Shannon Fisher explores personal, political, and societal perspectives of the American experience. The show delves d...
2022-04-2129 min
Living Legacy LeadershipDoris WeatherfordHistorian Doris Weatherford’s Victory for the Vote Celebrates Women’s RightsIn her newest book featured in the Miami Book Fair, Victory for the Vote Women’s history expert Doris Weatherford offers an engaging and detailed narrative history of women’s seven-decade fight for the vote, and the continuing current-day struggle for human rights and equality including reproductive rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and political power. Join us in Donna’s discussion to learn and celebrate with Ms. Weatherhood.
2020-11-2328 min
The Future of DemocracyThe 19th Amendment, 100 years laterHow did the 19th Amendment fundamentally change the trajectory of politics to this day? On this special episode of “The Future of Democracy x Miami Book Fair,” we celebrate the ratification of the 19th Amendment’s 100th anniversary by speaking with Doris Weatherford, an acclaimed historian, about her newest book, “Victory for the Vote: The Fight for Women's Suffrage and the Century that Followed.” She’ll give us a history lesson on how the 19th Amendment gave some, but not all women the right to vote and the effect that has had in politics and society since.
The 37th annual Miami Book F...
2020-11-0221 min
Purse StringsAmerican Women And World War IIToday's guest is Doris Weatherford, author of the new book Victory for the Vote. She has been publishing books on women's history for over thirty years. Her first was FOREIGN AND FEMALE: IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN AMERICA, 1840-1930. Published in 1986, it was revised and expanded in 1995. KIRKUS REVIEWS said of it, “absorbing chapters full of quotations from original letters and diaries…meticulous research, vibrant reading.” That book grew out of her questions in a course on immigration at Harvard, and her second book, AMERICAN WOMEN AND WORLD WAR II (1990), grew out of an argument between a WAC and a WAVE at an ear...
2020-10-1600 min
Purse StringsAmerican Women And World War IIToday's guest is Doris Weatherford, author of the new book Victory for the Vote. She has been publishing books on women's history for over thirty years. Her first was FOREIGN AND FEMALE: IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN AMERICA, 1840-1930. Published in 1986, it was revised and expanded in 1995. KIRKUS REVIEWS said of it, “absorbing chapters full of quotations from original letters and diaries…meticulous research, vibrant reading.” That book grew out of her questions in a course on immigration at Harvard, and her second book, AMERICAN WOMEN AND WORLD WAR II (1990), grew out of an argument between a WAC and a WAVE at an ear...
2020-10-1633 min
Absorb An Powerful Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Victory for the Vote by Doris Weatherford, Nancy Pelosi - forewordPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/131634to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Victory for the Vote
Author: Doris Weatherford, Nancy Pelosi - foreword
Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
Release date: 02-18-20
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: 19th Century
Publisher's Summary:
2020-02-181h 28