C-SPAN 25th Anniversary Story Winners

	111th Congress
	Obama Administration
	Supreme Court
	Energy
	Iraq
	Response to Terrorism
	Politics


C-SPAN SERIES

	America & the Courts
	American Perspectives
	Booknotes
	Book TV \| Schedule
	The Communicators
	Newsmakers
	Prime Minister's Questions
	Q&A
	Road to the White House
	Washington Journal


C-SPAN RADIO >>

	Radio \| Schedule
	C-SPAN Radio Specials
	LBJ White House Tapes


OTHER C-SPAN SITES

	American Presidents
	American Writers
	Book TV
	Booknotes
	C-SPAN Classroom
	C-SPAN's Civics Bus
	C-SPAN Video Library
	The Capitol
	Capitol Hearings
	Lincoln 200 Years
	Must Carry
	Politics
	Presidential Libraries
	Q&A
	Students & Leaders
	Tocqueville


NEED HELP?

	Download RealPlayer
	Download Windows Player
	Problems With Video?
	C-SPAN Copyright Policy
	Contact Us

Dr. Dorothy Hardy
Florence, Alabama
Cable Company: Comcast

3/01/04: WASHINGTON, DC

From humble beginnings in the segregated South, I earned three degrees and had a successful career in the helping professions and in education. Also my background includes involvement in civil rights for African-Americans, women, the physically challenged and others.

Something has always spurred me on to help others through a myriad of community programs.

At age 69, I relocated back to my home state. Having been an activist for so long, I wondered, could I retire like normal people - to church socials, coffee clubs and telephone gossip?

A favorite pastime was watching C-SPAN historians and authors discuss their books which opened the door of history. C-SPAN stimulated me to action.

Reflecting on my former students and their limited knowledge of history and basic writing skills, I created a FREE creative writing course with a history base. Classes opened to the public the winter of 1999 with 23 students enrolled; 2000 with 26 students; 2001 with 32 students and this fall with 52 students.

My students have ranged in ages from 16-80 years. Some travel 50 miles each way to attend Saturday classes held at our public library. We have no funding except a few dollars I can spare from my "fixed" income.

With me, some things haven't changed in retirement. Creating and teaching the history-based creative writing class is my way of giving something back.


ONLINE PRESS KIT >>

Contest Winners
Read the essays of the 25 contest winners.

Press Releases
Sep. 28, 2005 -- Winners Named in C-SPAN Viewer Essay Contest Marking 25 Years of Viewer Calls

Sep. 14, 2005 -- C-SPAN Marks 25 Years Of Viewer Calls-Ins With LIVE, 25-Hour Call-In Program On Oct. 7

Aug. 17, 2005 -- C-SPAN Marks 25 Years Of Viewer Calls-Ins With LIVE, 25-Hour Call-In Program On Oct. 7

News Articles
The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) - Oct. 10, 2005
Talkers Magazine - Cover Story Oct. 2005
Jewish World Review - Columnist David Brooks, Nov. 1999

History of Call-Ins on Radio and Television
A timeline of call-in programs

Evolution of Call-Ins on C-SPAN
A timeline of call-in programs at C-SPAN

More about C-SPAN's 25 Years of Viewer Call-Ins
Background information on C-SPAN call-in programs

Contact Us
Send e-mails to C-SPAN