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Mother’s Day offers the opportunity to reflect on the holiday’s origins and what it means to us today. Use these conversation starters for a discussion with your mother, your children, or your friends, or just reflect on them yourself.

Dive deeper into the themes of our first digital exhibition, Becoming Visible: Bringing American Women’s History Into Focus, with this discussion guide for communities of lifelong learners.

We asked people which women in history, in their communities, or in their families inspire them. Explore a selection of the hundreds of stories we received with this interactive tool that showcases the profound impact women's lives can have and the vast diversity of their experiences. 

Women's stories have been in a constant state of becoming visible, never quite coming into focus in American history. Even though historians have long documented the lives and work of women, their contributions have vanished from most popular narratives of U.S. history. Explore how five women’s stories have been recorded and remembered, and join our effort to expand the story of America.