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Women rivet heaters at Puget Sound Navy Yard during World War I.
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The Equal Rights Amendment: Yesterday and Today Written in 1921 by suffragist Alice Paul, the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced into every session of Congress between 1923 and 1972. A panel explores the proposed amendment and its implications in today's world. |
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10th Annual McGowan Forum on Women in Leadership: Political Campaigns Political communicators and strategists discuss their experiences working on political campaigns on both local and national levels, the changes in opportunities and obstacles, and advice for young women looking to become more involved in politics. |
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Joelle Gamble Closing Remarks | National Conversations on #RightsAndJustice Joelle Gamble, Director of National Network of Emerging Thinkers, Roosevelt Institute, shares her experience as an emerging generation. |
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America's First Ladies: In Service to Our Nation First Ladies have long the power to shape societal attitudes and used their platform to advocate for important issues. This conference focuses on the First Lady as spouse of the Commander in Chief and the actions they have taken, throughout times of war and peace, to support Americans in combat, military families, and the country's veterans. |
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Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage and Vision In celebration of the March 2017 grand opening of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor鈥檚 Center, we join the National Park Service in presenting a panel discussion examining the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman and the ongoing preservation of her Maryland |
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Madam C.J. Walker in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Madam C.J. Walker, one of the great American entrepreneurs of the early 20th century, was born to former slaves and grew up in destitution. |
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Taking a Stand for Voting Rights
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A People at War: Women Who Served
Although women were not allowed to participate in battle during World War II, they did serve in so-called "noncombat" missions in the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).. These missions often proved to be extremely dangerous.
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Selected Images
Astronauts Ellen Ochoa, Julie Payette and, Tamara Jernigan with a National Women's Party banner in the International Space Station in 1999. View in
Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson in Japan, May 22, 1953.
Frances Perkins meets with Carnegie Steel Workers, 1933.
First Lady Betty Ford with members of the National Women鈥檚 Party following the presentation of the first Alice Paul Award to Mrs. Ford in the Map Room at the White House, January 11, 1977.
Swearing-in ceremony for Madeleine Albright as Secretary of State, January 23, 1997 (Photo by Ralph Alswang).
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in the Oval Office, September 18, 2001 (Photo by Tina Hager).
A woman works on Liberty airplane engines at the Packard Motor Company in Detroit during World War I.
Amelia Earhart, July 30, 1936.
Three female lumberjacks walk up a log chute from Turkey Pond in New Hampshire, November 10, 1942. They had been rolling logs in the pond, pulling them to the log chute.
Native American women served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Left to right: Minnie Spotted Wolf (Blackfeet), Celia Mix (Potawatomi), and Violet Eastman (Chippewa).
Maj. Charity E. Adams and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell inspect women of the 6888th Central Postal Battalion, assigned to duty in England, February 1945.
Native women of the village of Ambler ice fishing for whitefish.
A woman scientist working for NASA, October 17, 1978 (Photo by Hank Seidel).
Blanca Tom茅 of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Document Preservation Branch, 1974.
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