This week, we’re sharing another program held back in March before the National Constitution Center went remote. This program is part of our yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. It features New York Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Hochul and former Congresswomen Melissa A. Hart and Donna F. Edwards. They explore the unfinished work of women’s suffrage and how the fight for constitutional change shaped women’s involvement in public life. They also discuss why females make up less than a quarter of Congress and what needs to be done to improve women’s representation in government. The conversation is moderated by Lauren Leader, co-founder and CEO of All in Together, a non-profit organization that seeks to empower women to participate in civic and political life.
This program is presented in partnership with All In Together and generously sponsored by Procter & Gamble and Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC.
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Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.
Lauren Leader is the co-founder and CEO of All In Together, a non-partisan organization dedicated to training a generation of American women across the economic and political divide on civics and civic leadership. Leader's first book is Crossing the Thinnest Line. Her writing has appeared in a wide range of publications including Forbes, Harvard Business Review, New York Times, Bustle, Fatherly, Refinery29, and Inc.
Kathleen Hochul is the 77th Lieutenant Governor of New York and chairs the NYS Women’s Suffrage 100th Anniversary Commemoration Commission, among other initiatives. Hochul previously served as legal counsel and legislative assistant to Congressman John LaFalce and Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, as well as the representative for New York's 26th Congressional District.
Donna F. Edwards represented Maryland’s 4th District for five terms in Congress, where she served on the committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space and Technology; and Ethics, and on the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Edwards was the first woman of color elected to represent the state of Maryland, and is currently a Washington Post opinion contributor.
Melissa A. Hart recently co-founded a political media and strategy firm, RPC Strategies. Hart is an Attorney and Strategic Communications Consultant, affiliated with the law firm Hergenroeder Rega Ewing & Kennedy, LLC; in Pittsburgh. Hart served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, from January 2001 until January 2007. She is the first and the only Republican woman to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Congress.
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This episode was engineered by Greg Scheckler with help from Jackie McDermott and produced by Jackie McDermott and Tanaya Tauber.
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