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PROGRAM CANCELLATION: This program has been canceled to help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our visitors and staff. More details on our Visit page. New-York Historical Society will reach out to all ticket buyers to review refund and ticket-to-donation options.

Thank you very much for your support of the New-York Historical Society and its public programs. 

PROGRAM CANCELLATION: This program has been canceled to help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our visitors and staff. More details on our Visit page. New-York Historical Society will reach out to all ticket buyers to review refund and ticket-to-donation options.

Thank you very much for your support of the New-York Historical Society and its public programs. 

PROGRAM CANCELLATION: This program has been canceled to help support the city’s efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to protect the health of our visitors and staff. More details on our Visit page. New-York Historical Society will reach out to all ticket buyers to review refund and ticket-to-donation options.

Thank you very much for your support of the New-York Historical Society and its Public Programs. 

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Stephen A. Schwarzman is widely recognized for his distinguished career as chairman, CEO, and co-founder of Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms, as well as his philanthropic support of impactful and innovative organizations and initiatives. What lessons helped shape him to become the leader he is today? In an intimate conversation with renowned historian Niall Ferguson, Mr. Schwarzman reflects upon his lifelong pursuit of excellence and making a meaningful contribution and offers insight to those striving to make a greater impact.

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Annette Gordon-Reed, a Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author and legal scholar, is a preeminent historian of Thomas Jefferson, early America, law, politics, and slavery. Join us for an in-depth conversation about her life and career, including her monumental scholarship on Sally Hemings and the clash between Jefferson’s philosophy and lived reality.

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While the 19th Amendment is often celebrated as the beginning of female enfranchisement, what did its passage mean for women of color, who were still barred from voting on the basis of race? As America reaches the centennial of the 19th Amendment in 2020, Brent Staples discusses the history of a movement that ultimately achieved the right to vote for some women, but not all.

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For the Jewish villagers of Kippenheim, no challenge was as urgent or formidable as escaping Nazi Germany, and acquiring an American visa was often the difference between life and death. Discover how several members of this small community struggled to find refuge and learn about the heated debate that took place within the U.S. government over whether to admit those seeking to escape the Holocaust.

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9–9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30–11 am: Program