Today at America's Town Hall

DEC 3 I 12 p.m. ET

What the Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans

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Carl Richard, author of The Founders and the Classics, Thomas Ricks, author of First Principles: What the Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country, and Caroline Winterer, author of The Culture of Classicism: Ancient Greece and Rome in American Intellectual Life, 1780-1910, explore the influence of the Greeks and Romans on America's founders and ultimately a new nation. Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates.

Next Week at America's Town Hall

DEC 9 I 7 p.m. ET

For Debate: Should the Equal Rights Amendment Be Revived?

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This year, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment—which would constitutionalize gender equality—arguably giving the amendment the required number of states decades after its drafting. The ratification deadlines have lapsed, but should the amendment be revived? Jane Mansbridge, author of the award-winning Why We Lost the ERA, Carol Robles-Román, former co-president and CEO of the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality, and Inez Feltscher Stepman of the Independent Women’s Forum join moderator Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, to discuss.

This program is made possible through the generous support of the McNulty Foundation in partnership with the Anne Welsh McNulty Institute for Women's Leadership at Villanova University and as part of the Center’s yearlong initiative, Women and the Constitution, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Friday: How Congress Works – The Legislative Branch with Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

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DEC 4 I 1 p.m. ET

Scholar Exchange: How Congress Works – The Legislative Branch with Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

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In this Fun Friday Session, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, joins Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen to explore Article I of the Constitution, which defines the powers of Congress.

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