American Women!
A Celebration of Our History
April 22 -- October 29, 2000


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Unforgettable American Women!

ALLEGIANCE:
Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Suffragists and Reformers
ACHIEVEMENT:
Helen Keller, Social Activist and Visionary
STYLE:
Jackie Kennedy, First Lady and Historic Preservationist
LEADERSHIP:
Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady to the World
ADVENTURE:
Amelia Earhart, Aviator
GLAMOUR:
Marilyn Monroe, Actress and Sex Symbol
MOTHERHOOD:
Martha Washington, The Mother of our Country
SERVICE:
Elizabeth Seaton, Educator and Saint
COURAGE:
Corretta Scott King, Humanitarian and Civil Rights Leader
FEMINISM:
Gloria Steinem, Women's Advocate
ATHLETICISM:
Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Athletic Pioneer

"red arrow" Continue the virtual tour of the entire exhibit or choose a time period from the exhibit:
  From Colony to Country, 1600-1800 From Jazz to War, 1920-1950
  From Growth to Civil War, 1800-1870 From Fifties to Feminism, 1950-1990
  From Prairie to Polls, 1870-1920 Into the 21st Century, 1990 onward
 
"red arrow" View an alphabetical list of all 106 women included in American Women! with links to photos and biographies for selected women
"red arrow" View a Thank You to over 100 lenders to Ameican Women!
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