Segment 1: Fred Rogers and his television show influenced generations of viewers.
Won't you be my neighbor? That's a lyric to the theme song of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, a children's television program that spanned decades in the mid-1900's. On this episode, we learn the impact Fred Rogers had on the lives of children and educators across the country.
- Angee Simmons, Vice President of Education and Engagement, KCPT
Segment 2, beginning at 36:36: History of women's activism in Kansas City.
Beginning after the Civil War, women's activism in Kansas City progressed in a way unlike other cities in America.
- David Hanzlick, author, Benevolence, Moral Reform, Equality: Women's Activism in Kansas City
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