Library of Congress - Freedom of Speech Starts Here!

The Women

EpisodeMay 12, 202032m

Library of Congress - Freedom of Speech Starts Here!

The Women

EpisodeMay 12, 202032m

Dr. Carla Hayden became the 14th Librarian of Congress in 2016. Nominated by President Barack Obama, Carla is the first woman and the first African American to lead the national library.Carla runs the largest library in the world! She has set out to make its treasures more accessible, so you can see a portrait of a young Harriet Tubman or read Frederick Douglas' journal entries onlines. Carla is also in charge of the US Copyright Office and selects the Poet Laureate, and Gershwin Prize.Carla describes how libraries serve as sanctuaries during national crises, and how she and her colleagues are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.Find us on Instagram: @RoseReid @TheWomenPod @LibnCongress- Every episode of The Women, host Rose Reid profiles one person who has journeyed to do the extraordinary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to The Women! Fresh Episodes drop in Fall of 2021! On every episode, host Rose Reid follows one woman’s extraordinary journey. Unfiltered highbrow and lowbrow conversations with women you already know, and women you should know. Includes epiphanies, some sing-alongs, occasional crying, and a few games. (And to the trolls, yes this is a progressive show, K?!) BYOB :)

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