Artifacts that illustrate the mourning rituals followed by women during and after the Civil War.
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Three paintings by female Impressionist Mary Cassatt show different roles of modern women.
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The story of an anarchist and public speaker who used her position as the “Haymarket Widow” to influence Chicago activism.
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The story of a novelist who wrote critically about New York’s high society during the Gilded Age.
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The story of a labor activist who advocated for equal pay for equal work and protections against sexual harassment.
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An image of an allegorical female figure representing the temperance movement.
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Excerpt from the majority opinion of the Supreme Court decision that held that women do not have a constitutional right to vote.
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The story of a writer and newspaper editor who fought for women’s suffrage in the Pacific Northwest.
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The story of the founder of the first newspaper for Black women and a leader in the Black women’s club movement.
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