Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life

Welcome to Live at the National Constitution Center, our newly-renamed podcast sharing live constitutional conversations held here at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across America. The center is temporarily closed to the public due to coronavirus, but, before we went remote, we held a few programs that we’re excited to share here on the podcast in the coming weeks. This episode features conversations from an event held at the center in early March as part of our yearlong celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. In the first panel (00:00-12:00), NCC President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen and Exhibit Developer Elena Popchock discuss the NCC’s forthcoming exhibit The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. (At the time of this conversation, the exhibit was set to open in June but may now open later this year.) Next (12:00-end) Elena joins a panel featuring historian Lori Ginzberg, author of Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life. They share an interesting look into Stanton—one of the most the charismatic and complex characters that shaped American history and feminism— in conversation with National Constitution Center Senior Director of Content Lana Ulrich. During this public health crisis, the National Constitution Center is hosting a series of virtual constitutional conversations, which we’ll also share on the podcast in the coming weeks. You can watch videos of those programs here and see the full schedule of upcoming programs here.