The story of a blues singer who was born into poverty and became one of the highest paid Black performers in America.
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The story of an anti-lynching crusader who used the power of journalism and statistical evidence to raise awareness about the most extreme horrors of life under Jim Crow.
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The story of a woman whose Progressive Era commitment to education and civil rights led to high-profile roles in New Deal America.
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The story of a woman who advocated for full equality, regardless of race, gender, or sexuality.
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The story of a lifelong activist who advocated for suffrage and equal rights on local, national, and international stages.
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The story of America’s first self-made Black female millionaire and how she built a beauty empire that celebrated and empowered Black women.
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Photographs of women sharecroppers taken by agents of the Farm Security Administration.
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A manifesto published by the Women of the Ku Klux Klan.
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A federal report on women receiving government assistance in Chicago.
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A sculpture created by Harlem Renaissance sculptor Augusta Savage for the 1939 World’s Fair.
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