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
More Desktop Wallpapers:
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Remembering Krakatoa
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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Siblings Day
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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World Population Day
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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From pirate port to nature preserve
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World Meteorological Day
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Yosemite National Park, California
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Is that a smile?
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Blink and you ll miss it
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Where the bearded reedling sings
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The Bahamas
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Who s wearing such cute hats?
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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World Penguin Day
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Paleontology meets art
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Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico
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Not your average sandcastle