• Lectures in History

  • By: C-SPAN
  • Podcast

Lectures in History

By: C-SPAN
  • Summary

  • Go back to school with the country's top professors lecturing on a variety of topics in American history. New episodes posted every Saturday evening. From C-SPAN, the network that brings you "After Words" and "C-SPAN's The Weekly" podcasts.
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Episodes
  • John Kennedy's 1961 Inaugural Address
    Jan 5 2025
    President John Kennedy's 1961 inaugural address was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr
  • SHORT SERIES:Women's Sports and Title IX
    Dec 29 2024
    Georgetown University professor Bonnie Morris talked about discrimination against women in sports and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • SHORT SERIES: Women Journalists at the Turn of the 20th Century
    Dec 29 2024
    Iowa State University professor Tracy Lucht talked about women journalists in the late-19th and early 20th centuries. She described the careers of some pioneers, such as Nellie Bly and Dorothy Dix, and the societal pressures for women writers to balance traditional femininity and a career in journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins

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