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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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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The call of the wild in Alaska
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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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Happy New Year!
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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Evidence of human habitation
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National Public Lands Day
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GOAL!
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A bull, some flowers, and a stratovolcano
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Atolls in the Maldives
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Fight for your lefts
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Celebrating women in science
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National Park Service Founders Day
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Is this Minecraft headquarters?
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Punakaiki on South Island, New Zealand
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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Veterans Day
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Talk like a pirate—or walk the plank
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