On the Capabilities of Women
Two documents that illustrate how the debate over women’s capacity for political engagement changed over the course of the Federal period.
Two documents that illustrate how the debate over women’s capacity for political engagement changed over the course of the Federal period.
Three paintings by female Impressionist Mary Cassatt show different roles of modern women.
The story of a Black and Indigenous sculptor who built a successful career through activist art.
A work of art that demonstrates how the depiction of America as a woman evolved after the country declared independence.
The story of a novelist who wrote critically about New York’s high society during the Gilded Age.
Photographs of the Vanderbilt Costume Ball showing the lavish lifestyles of the Gilded Age elite.
The text of a law that restricted women’s reproductive rights.
The story of a tennis champion and advocate for gender equality.
Gloria Steinem’s testimony supporting the Equal Rights Amendment before the United States Senate.
Betye Saar’s groundbreaking work The Liberation of Aunt Jemima.