Tuesday Speaker Series
Join notable historians, curators, and leaders for a series of talks exploring aspects of the social movements of the early 20th Century and their relevance today. Talks explore Women’s Suffrage, activism and protest, racial inequity, and the consequences and legacy of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.
Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Dr. Cathleen Cahill joins The Woodrow Wilson Speaker Series to discuss how women of color transformed the Suffrage Movement.
Rebecca Boggs Roberts with Heath Hardage Lee discuss Edith Wilson: Brave, Beautiful, and Complicated
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Join the Woodrow Wilson House Lunch & Learn Speaker Series for a one-hour talk about Edith Bolling Wilson, President Wilson's second wife.
Errin Haines from The 19th* at the Woodrow Wilson House Lunch and Learn Speaker Series
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Join Elizabeth Karcher as she welcomes Errin Haines from The 19th* a news organization investing in journalism that empowers women, women of color and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Korean Cultural Center, Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Co, President Wilson House Speaker Series
Kimberley A. Hamlin
The Korean Cultural Center in Washington, DC and the Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company join the President Wilson House
Irma Stern and the Racial Paradox of South African Modern Art | LaNitra M. Berger
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Join Dr. LaNitra Berger discuss her new book "Irma Stern and the Racial Paradox of South African Modern Art: Audacities of Color" as she uncovers the life and art of Irma Stern as well as the challenges of her legacy.
The 1918 Pandemic | Andrew Phillips
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Join Andrew Phillips, curator of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum, for an examination of the 1918/1919 Pandemic.
Manipulating the Masses: Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of American Propaganda | John M. Hamilton
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Join notable historians, curators, and leaders for a series exploring the social movements of the early 20th Century and their relevance today.
The Arc of Suffrage | Jamie Stiehm & Lucy Lang
Kimberley A. Hamlin
The day before he was sworn in as president in 1913, Woodrow Wilson was met by a modern suffrage parade organized by young Quaker Alice Paul.
That the Blood Stay Pure: African Americans, Native Americans and the Predicament of Race and Identity in Virginia
Dr. Arica L. Coleman
Dr. Arica L. Coleman traces the history and legacy of Virginia’s effort to maintain racial purity and the consequences of this almost four hundred year effort on African American – Native American relations and kinship bonds in the Commonwealth.
Queens of the Resistance: Pelosi, Warren, Waters & Ocasio-Cortez
Brenda Jones
Brenda Jones presents her four-book series "Queens of the Resistance" celebrating the life and accomplishments of four different influential woman in Congress: Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Elizabeth Warren.
Today & Yesterday; The Racial Implications of the Wilsonian Foreign Service
Joel Danies & Chris Richardson
Join Ambassador Joel Danies and Chris Richardson for a discussion moderated by Dr. Jonathan Wharton on the racial implications of the Wilsonian Foreign Service.
Disruption & Resilience
Garrett Peck & Kristoffer Smemo
Garrett Peck, author of "A Decade of Disruption: America in the New Millennium", and history professor Kristoffer Smemo of Washington University in St Louis, Mo discuss why a timely re-examination of the recent past reveals how we’ve arrived at our current era of cultural divisions - and how we as a society can be resilient in the face of disruption.
Woodrow Wilson & the Fence: Race, Architecture and Democracy at Princeton
Dr. Korey Garibaldi
Dr. Korey Garibaldi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of American Studies at Notre Dame. Garibaldi studies the social and intellectual history of the United States. Garibaldi examines Woodrow Wilson's time as the President at Princeton, and the symbolism behind his decision to install a fence around his house called "Prospect House" on the Princeton campus.
All Stirred Up; Suffrage Cookbooks, Food and the Battle for Women's Right to Vote
Laura Kumin
It wasn’t only rallies and picket signs that gained women the exposure and power that led them to the vote. Ever creative, suffragists also carried their radical message into America’s homes wrapped in food wisdom, through cookbooks.
The Suffrage Movement and its Parallels Today
Tina Cassidy
Tina Cassidy writes about women and culture and is the author of "Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson and the Fight for the Right to Vote".
The Great Suffrage March of 1913
Rebecca Boggs Roberts
The Great Suffrage Parade was the first civil rights march to use the nation’s capital as a backdrop. Ms. Roberts narrates the heroic struggle of Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party as they worked to earn the vote.
Remembering the Ladies; Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box
Angela P. Dodson
Dodson, in her book “Remembering the Ladies,” has compiled a rich history of the roles women have played in politics, from America’s beginnings through the 2016 presidential election.
Free Thinker: Sex, Suffrage, and the Extraordinary Life of Helen Hamilton Gardener
Kimberley A. Hamlin
Kimberly Hamlin reveals the fascinating story of the “fallen woman” who reinvented herself and became the “most potent factor” in Congressional passage of the 19th Amendment.
Racism in the Wilson Administration
Dr. Eric S. Yellin, moderated by Brenda Jones
Eric S. Yellin, author of "Racism in the Nation's Service; Government Workers and the Color Line in Woodrow Wilson's America," illuminates the 19th century world of black professional labor and social mobility in Washington, D.C.
Racism in the Wilson Administration, pt 2
Dr. Eric S. Yellin, moderated by Brenda Jones
Dr. Yellin and Brenda Jones continue their conversation on Race and the Wilson Administration.
We believe an honest appraisal of history helps us understand ourselves as a nation and as a people. Through our initiatives such as the Speaker Series we hope to live up to this ideal and explore all aspects of President Wilson’s legacy.