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  1. For the 150th anniversary of its ratification, our gives the 15th Amendment a closer look, from its grammar to its legacy.

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  2. Pause. Breathe. This is "Mono Crater" (1930), a color woodcut on paper by Chiura Obata in our . Born in Japan, Obata is best known for majestic views of the American West.

    Mountain shapes in shades of blue and white with thick dark outlines.
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    Today in 1960, four African American students sat at a Woolworth lunch counter, asked for service and started a movement. A section of the counter from the Greensboro, North Carolina sit-ins is in our , with stools in .

    Counter with four stools in front of it. Behind the counter is a black and white image of two young men sitting at a lunch counter.
    Two stools with metal backs. One has a red set and one has a blue seat.
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  4. 31. sij

    On Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, is part of a project that's researching how to protect its healthy watershed, which means healthy salmon to feed an economy that depends on salmon fishing.

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    Florence Griffith Joyner is known as the fastest woman of all time! 🏃🏿‍♀️ Read stories from across museums of other women who set records, broke down barriers, and made history in sports.

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  7. 29. sij

    Learn more women’s history with more than 60 objects on our website—and with more than 300 objects in ’s “Smithsonian American Women.”

    Book cover with grid of objects like skateboard and tiara, and portraits of women. Title: Smithsonian American Women, remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the nation collection.
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    Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was one of America’s most original and accomplished writers, and a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and early 1930s. ©USPS; all rights reserved.

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  9. 29. sij

    “We just plowed ahead and went into the fields we found most exciting.” –Astronomer Heidi Hammel Hammel, Fran Bagenal, Candice Hansen and Carolyn Porco broke into male-dominated astronomy on the Voyager program in 1977. This model of the Voyager probe is in our .

    A Development Test Model for the Voyager spacecraft on black background, including a dish-like component.
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    The Women of the WLA came from every walk of life, from rural school teachers to urban office workers. Explore stories from across the that celebrate women who built communities through work, activism, & innovation:

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  11. 29. sij

    Wilma Rudolph, an Olympic medalist, brought integration to her hometown of Clarksville, Tennessee because she refused to attend segregated homecoming events. Our has this souvenir program.

    The front of the black-and-white program features a thatched illustration of Wilma Rudolph with 3 Olympic gold medals above her head. The program says “Welcome Wilma.”
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    29. sij

    In 1972, as the first director of the Smithsonian's new marine station in Fort Pierce, Florida, Dr. Mary Rice changed the way scientists were able to study and understand Atlantic coastal ecosystems.

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  13. 29. sij

    In the 1920s and 1930s, Chinese American actress Anna May Wong struggled to find roles that fought stereotypes. In World War II, she put her career on hold to help the U.S. with Chinese war relief. Her portrait by Nickolas Muray is in the collection of our .

    Anna May Wong poses, holding a fan behind her head. She wears a yellow dress with dragons emblazoned on it.
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    29. sij

    Dr. Patricia Bath, trailblazer for women & African Americans in the medical profession, was an eye surgeon, professor of ophthalmology, inventor of the Laserphaco Probe, & founder of the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness.

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    Hazel Dickens was a bluegrass performer at a time when the genre was dominated by men, and an advocate for women + workers. Along with Alice Gerrard, she empowered countless woman musicians to succeed without sacrificing integrity.

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    In 1912, Bertha Lum was the only woman artist to show her work at the Tokyo International Exhibition. Her work helped popularize the outside of Asia. "Kites" by Bertha Lum :

    A woodblock print by Bertha Lum of a group of adults and children flying kites on a windy day. A mountain is in the distance, a bridge over water in the middle ground, and a tree in the foreground.
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    29. sij

    “I must paint pictures or die.” As an art student, Maria Oakey Dewing was known as a maverick of the aesthetic movement, an avant-garde thinker and progressive author, one of the most promising painters of her generation. →

    Oil painting of roses.
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  18. 29. sij

    Artist Romaine Brooks left her abusive family in Rhode Island to live in Paris, where she lived openly as a lesbian. In her self-portrait, she wears men's clothing, part of her carefully crafted androgynous style. Today her work is in the collection of our .

    Romaine Brooks portrays herself in dark colored hat and coat, her eyes veiled under the shadow of her hat brim.
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  19. 29. sij

    What's your weekly routine? These 1950s tea towels from were embroidered by Mary Thompson Ford and her daughters Blanche and Ethel. Embroidering their housework schedule, they paralleled men’s office or factory schedules and emphasize the value of unpaid work.

    A woman rides her bicycle away from the super market. Her bicycle basket is filled with flowers from the market. She wears wide-legged pants. “Wednesday” is embroidered at the bottom.
    A woman holds a piece of starry fabric on a sewing dress form. She has pins in her mouth, and more pins and a pair of scissors lie on the ground next to her. “Thursday” is embroidered at the bottom.
    A woman rolls out dough on the kitchen counter. Behind her, a child grabs a cookie from the cabinet, unseen. “Saturday” is embroidered at the bottom.
    A woman sits up in bed. A man wearing an apron brings her a cup of tea on a tray. A child holds her hand as they peek over the edge of the bed. “Sunday” is embroidered at the bottom.
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    In 1910, Blanche "Betty" Stuart Scott drove a car cross-country (the 2nd woman ever to do so), & began training as a pilot. She went on to become the 1st female professional flier, the 1st woman to fly long distance, & the 1st female test pilot. 🛩️

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