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- Women’s History - National Museum of American History
Visit our history month page to learn about our special activities Understanding women’s history is integral to understanding the American experience Although often underrepresented in recorded histories, women helped build the United States of America of today and women will help shape the United States of America of the future
- Women in World War I - National Museum of American History
Other women donned uniforms because of their association with the military—World War I was the first time in American history in which women were officially attached to arms of the American military and government agencies Yeomen (F) served with the Navy and the Marine Corps, while the Army Nurse Corps was attached to the Army
- Rosie, Wendy, and Government Girls: The women behind the war
Today, we often associate the women workers during World War II with the popular symbol Rosie the Riveter, but as the museum's collections show, "Rosies" were just one of the many types of women workers during the war
- Make-up - National Museum of American History
In eighteenth century America, both men and women of the upper classes wore make-up But, shortly after the American Revolution the use of visible “paint” cosmetics (colored cosmetic for lips, skin, eyes, and nails) by either gender gradually became socially unacceptable For most of the nineteenth century few paint cosmetics were manufactured in America Instead, women relied on recipes
- Women on money - National Museum of American History
Women on international money One of the first historic women to appear on money was Arsinoe II, a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, in the 3rd century BCE Since then, many national currencies have depicted women either during their lifetimes or posthumously Female political leaders have appeared on money with the greatest frequency
- Home | National Museum of American History
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History preserves our nation’s collections and tells a full and complex history of the United States
- Votes for Women - National Museum of American History
Members of the National American Woman Suffrage Association organized statewide “Votes for Women” campaigns They used buttons, signs, and gimmicks like the ring parade spinner to promote their cause and tracked their progress with maps and stars representing their victories The western states were the first to accept women as voters
- Womens Uniforms - National Museum of American History
Women's highly visible and recognized wartime service, facilitated by their adoption of uniforms, ultimately contributed to their attainment of the right to vote in 1920 About Our Collection Our museum holds a vast collection of women’s uniforms from World War I, several of which are featured below
- Part II: Great strides for the New Woman, suffrage, and fashion
What new roles and spaces did women occupy in the 1910s? How did clothing reflect this? It's very relevant that you speak of spaces, because the "New Woman," unlike the Victorian Lady, wanted to get out of the parlor and into the world, and she did this in a number of arenas But venturing into roles and spaces—public spaces—that had been considered the exclusive privilege of men, caused
- The women who joined the WAC did more than “free a man to fight”
The arguments surrounding the roles of women in the military focused primarily on white women While the WAC did accept applications from African Americans and other women of color, discrimination was common and, in many ways, institutionalized
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