fandomhigh | History of American Feminism, Monday, 2nd Period.

Instead of the circle of desks today, Ghanima had a television at the front of the room and her usual pile of pillows and blankets available for students. A pot of hot tea was on her desk, with cups for anyone who wanted a drink, and apple tarts were piled on a plate for sharing.

"Today is Inauguration Day in America, when President Obama will be sworn in for his second term," Ghanima stated cheerfully. "It’s also, as chance would have it, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. So it’s a good time to get to know Myrlie Evers-Williams, a civil rights leader, former chairperson of the NAACP, and—as of today—the first woman to deliver a prayer at a presidential inauguration."

"Evers-Williams is the widow of civil rights leader Medgar Evers; together, the pair of them were instrumental in the civil rights movement during the ’50s and ’60s, organizing voter registration drives and demonstrations and working toward the desegregation of schools. Evers was shot to death by a white supremacist in 1963; though two all-white juries failed at the time to convict his killer, Evers-Williams worked for three decades to bring him to justice, and in 1994 Evers’ killer was arrested and convicted."

"After the death of her first husband, Evers-Williams continued to fight for the cause of civil rights, running for Congress and remaining active in the NAACP, of which she was elected chairperson in 1995."

"We're going to watch an interview that Ms. Evers-Williams did with MSNBC’s Al Sharpton about being chosen to deliver the invocation. Anyone whom would like to return to the classroom to watch the Inauguration later is more than welcome to do so."

[OOC: Class up. Apologies to the Mary Sue for stealing their post.]

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Honored, delighted.

It's pretty short today.

The streaming video requires you to hit play, but there's a nice, short article there, too.

"Despite all her personal accomplishments, Ms. Evers-Williams is still often referred to in the context of her late husband," Ghanima said once the interview was over. "Do you feel that lessens the impact of her own work? Why is the fact that she is the first woman to deliver the Inaugural prayer is important? I'd like to hear your opinions."

Once they tag in.

For those of you who want to stick around and watch the rest of the proceedings. Ghanima is going to assume you were responsible students and cleared it with your teachers, if you have other classes today.

Non-feminism students are also welcome.

Too cold, back to bed.

Ghanima was there, if anyone needed to chat.

Bay Kennish

Bay nibbled on a tart as she watched the interview. Mrs. Evers-Williams seemed like a pretty cool old lady; she wished she knew more about her.

Karla

Karla was going to stick around and watch. Not because she was all that fascinated by American politics, but because the president was a charismatic man who knew how to deliver a damn good speech. She was taking notes.

Gertrude Yorkes

Kate Daniels

Maeby Fünke

"Because ... some churches don't even let women preach?" Maeby hazarded. "Like I know priests don't, for the Catholic church. Some other denominations do. So, like, having a woman lead a prayer ... y'know."

Maeby didn't really Do eloquent. Sorry.

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