Exhibitions
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Escaramuza Dress
September 17, 2021 – January 4, 2022American History MuseumAn escaramuza charra dress worn by Veronica Davila is on view, representing the only female event in the Mexican charrería.
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Girlhood (It's Complicated)
October 9, 2020 – January 2, 2023American History MuseumThrough its rich collections and new acquisitions, the museum explores how girls have been on the front lines of social and cultural change.
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Creating Icons: How We Remember Women's Suffrage
March 6, 2020 – January 2, 2022American History MuseumThis exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment recognizing women’s right to vote.
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Contemporary Muslim Fashions
February 28, 2020 – July 11, 2021Cooper HewittOrganized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, this is the first major museum exhibition to explore the complex and diverse nature of Muslim dress codes worldwide.
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Challenging the Face of Science: The Bearded Lady Project
November 14, 2019 – September 26, 2021Natural History MuseumThis project brings into being the missing legacy of female paleontologists to overcome societal stereotypes concerning gender and professional roles.
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All Work and No Pay: A History of Women's Invisible Labor
March 4, 2019 – May 30, 2022American History MuseumBreak rooms across America hold signs that read: “Your mother doesn’t work here.” All Work and No Pay examines the implied expectation that women will take care of the housework.
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The REDress Project
March 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019American Indian MuseumTo commemorate Women’s History Month, the National Museum of the American Indian presents The REDress Project, an outdoor art installation by artist Jaime Black (Metis).
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The Case of Luisa Moreno
July 20, 2018 – April 30, 2019American History MuseumThe display features objects representing Moreno’s work as a civil rights activist and labor organizer with union pins as well as her shawl and a pamphlet to rally national attention and halt Moreno’s deportation.
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Special Olympics at 50
July 10, 2018 – October 17, 2021American History MuseumCommemorate the 50th anniversary of the first International Special Olympics Games through the stories of four accomplished athletes who participated in them.
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In Her Words: Women's Duty and Service in World War I
February 2, 2018 – September 5, 2018Postal MuseumThrough the letters and artifacts of four women, visitors can explore unique, personal perspectives on life, duty, and service during the war.
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Uniformed Women in the Great War
April 6, 2017 – April 28, 2019American History MuseumSelection of World War I uniforms on display highlighting the varied roles of uniformed women that allowed them to express their patriotism.
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The First Lady of Song: Ella Fitzgerald at 100
April 1, 2017 – July 15, 2018American History MuseumHighlighting Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), one of the greatest American singers.
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A Room of Her Own: My Mother's Altar, an installation by Sandra Cisneros
October 31, 2014 – September 7, 2015American History MuseumAcclaimed author Sandra Cisneros has created an installation in the tradition of "Dia de Muertos" to honor her mother, Elvira Cordero Cisneros.
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Marian Anderson: Artist and Symbol
April 8, 2014 – November 11, 2014American History MuseumSee Marian Anderson's orange-and-black velvet ensemble, which she wore during her historic Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on April 9,1939.
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Camilla's Purse
January 24, 2014 – May 4, 2014American History MuseumSee what Holocaust survivor Camilla (Mia) Klaber Gottlieb carried in her purse to preserve her memories before, during, and after World War II.
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The National Woman Suffrage Parade, 1913
February 28, 2013 – December 2, 2013American History MuseumLearn about the impact of the 1913 women's suffrage march in Washington, DC, the first civil rights parade to use the nation's capital as a backdrop.
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Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas
February 1, 2013 – April 2, 2014American History MuseumSee objects related to Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas.
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Not Lost in Translation: The Life of Clotilde Arias
September 27, 2012 – May 12, 2013American History MuseumLearn about the life and times of Clotilde Arias, who in 1946 was commissioned by the US State Department to compose an official Spanish-language translation of the national anthem.
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Girl Scouts 1912-2012
June 1, 2012 – April 20, 2014American History MuseumCelebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts by learning about the organization's history.
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Have You Heard the One about...? Phyllis Diller's Gag File
August 12, 2011 – October 30, 2011American History MuseumSee how actress and stand-up comic Phyllis Diller kept track of her trove of 50,000 jokes.
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