Events
Book Launch: National Insecurities: Immigrants and U.S. Deportation Policy Since 1882
May 10, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The question of who is admitted to the United States and who is kept out has remained an important public policy debate for more than a century. Former Wilson Center Fellow Deirdre Moloney will discuss this topic in light of her new book, National Insecurities: Immigrants and U.S. Deportation Policy Since 1882, at a Wilson Center book launch on May 10.
The Courts and Constitutional Democracy in America
May 01, 2012 // 5:00pm — 7:00pm
This event is part of The American Bar Association's 2012 Leon Jaworski Public Program Series.
Language Makes History: Intersections of Language, Gender and Politics
April 18, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
The National Women’s History Museum and United States Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars are hosting a lecture in the series "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s History," with Dr. Robin Lakoff, author of the new book "Language Makes History: Intersections of Language, Gender and Politics."
Grand Domestic Revolution: Recovering the Forgotten History of Feminism and Housing Design
February 15, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Please join us for the fifth lecture in “The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s History” lecture series, a joint venture between the The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) and the Woodrow Wilson Center.
Book Launch--The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents
February 09, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
In The Swing Vote: The Untapped Power of Independents, author Linda Killian looks beyond the polls and the headlines and talks with the frustrated citizens who are raising the alarm about the acute bi-polarity, special interest-influence, and gridlock in Congress, asking why Obama’s postpartisan presidency is anything but, and demanding realism, honest negotiation, and a sense of responsibility from their elected officials.
Roosevelt and Churchill
January 30, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Warren Kimball, Robert Treat Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University will reflect on the problems he faced in compiling letters and other communications, on research in the pre-computer age, and on his thoughts about the two men and their policies at the time.
Abraham Lincoln and the Irish
January 23, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Kevin Kenny, professor of history at Boston College will give a presentation entitled "Abraham Lincoln and the Irish."
New Negro Women and Beyond: Posing Beauty in African American Culture
January 18, 2012 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Join US Studies and the National Women's History Museum on Wednesday, January 18 for the fourth lecture in "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women's History" series.
"Dorothea Lange: Life, Politics, and Work": A lecture by Dr. Linda Gordon
December 12, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Join US Studies and the National Women's History Museum on Monday, December 12 for the third lecture in "The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women's History" series.
Accounting for Culture in the Military: Implications for Future Humanitarian Cooperation
December 09, 2011 // 9:30am — 4:00pm
While the military has made the goal of increased cultural knowledge and awareness a priority since the mid-2000s, these developments have yet to be accounted for as part of a broad inter-agency conversation among military and non-military stakeholders. Join us for a conference focusing on the U.S. military’s efforts to develop cultural expertise.
