Historian, author, and National Constitution Center Member Lori Ginzberg joins the Center's Senior Director of Content Lana Ulrich and Exhibit Developer Elena Popchock to discuss her book, Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life―a critical and admiring look at Stanton's mixed legacy that continues to haunt American feminism. The event will begin with a discussion with Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and Elena Popchock to discuss the Center's forthcoming exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote.
This program is presented as part of the National Constitution Center’s celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Participants
- Lori Ginzberg is a historian of 19th-century American women with a particular interest in the intersections between intellectual and social history. She has written several books, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life and Untidy Origins: A Story of Woman’s Rights in Antebellum New York. She has taught a wide range of courses in U.S. history, women's history, lesbian and gay history, and feminist theory.
- Elena Popchock is the exhibition developer at the National Constitution Center, overseeing exhibit content from conception through installation. Since 2016, she has served as the lead developer for several exhibits, including Hamilton: The Constitutional Clashes That Shaped a Nation and most recently, the permanent exhibit Civil War and Reconstruction: The Battle for Freedom and Equality. She is currently writing and developing an exhibit on the 19th Amendment.
- 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.
- Lana Ulrich is the senior director of content, constitutional fellow, and senior counsel at the National Constitution Center, where she manages the Center's constitutional content and programming, including podcasts, America's Town Hall programs, exhibits, the online Interactive Constitution, and the Constitution Daily blog. She also assists with any legal matters relating to the Center's operations and directs the Continuing Legal Education program.
Subscribe to Live at the National Constitution Center
You can also listen to this program and more as a podcast! Live at the National Constitution Center features live constitutional conversations and debates featuring leading historians, journalists, scholars, and public officials hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across America. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. Check out the Media Library for Live at the National Constitution Center podcast episodes.
