For the start of Women"s History Month, we"ve come to Union Station in Washington, DC, to view a mosaic of historical photographs of thousands of American women who fought to win voting rights. The ratification of the 19th Amendment, on August 18, 1920, finally secured the legal right of women to vote, but this mainly benefited white women. Despite heroic contributions to achieve suffrage, Black, Indigenous, and other women of color continued to face barriers to voting in the form of poll taxes, restrictive local laws, and hostile intimidation. This mosaic, called "Our Story: Portraits of Change," attempts to show a more complex history of the fight for American women"s right to vote.
Gazing upon Portraits of Change
Today in History
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
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Illuminated Uluru
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Racers pushing past sunflowers in the 2018 Tour de France
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Till the cows come home
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Lake Magadi, Kenya
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Baddest of the badlands
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Museum Night in Berlin
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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Congratulations, 2019 Nobel Prize laureates!
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Watch your step
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D-Day remembered
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Autumn’s swan song
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Get amped for Glastonbury
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Paleontology meets art
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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Patriot Day
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
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Whatever floats your boat
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Happy Independence Day!
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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A tower of light
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New Year s Day
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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Is that a smile?
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A palace for the public