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The Smithsonian’s collections include iconic objects that tell the stories of American women, their struggles, and their accomplishments. Explore collection highlights and stories related to women and girls, or search our digital records.

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Shirley Chisholm Black Heritage Stamp

Shirley Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed Smithsonian Collections

plate featuring Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz

100 Years of Judy Garland Smithsonian Collections

Quilt with six daisies, each petal made of a different patterned fabric, on an off-white background

Pretty Daisy Quilt Anacostia Community Museum

Handmade sign with block print reading ERA NOW

Equal Rights Amendment, 50 Years Later Smithsonian Collections

A carte-de-visite of Harriet Tubman seated in an interior room

Marking Harriet Tubman's 200th Birthday Smithsonian Collections

Sonical pottery featuring slanted buildings and a pastel sky above

"Untitled Roofscape Vessel" by Lidya Buzio Smithsonian American Art Museum

Black mask with Breonna Taylor's name on it in a white font

Breonna Taylor face mask worn by Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A red, canvas, pledge bucket hat with an off-white band around the base of the crown and a white patch with the word Pyramid and small pyramid symbols at the front of the crown

Pledge bucket hat from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority National Museum of African American History and Culture

Valentine features a collage with photos of Sperry and Warashina, Warashina has three heads that spin around a central pin. Handwritten beneath image: 2/14/96; My head swirls when I think about you, Bob!; Patti

Patti Warashina Valentine to Robert Sperry Archives of American Art

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