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Learn: Discover the inspiring story of a community of women who changed the world

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    Learn more about the amazing trailblazers who made history pursuing equality for women.

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  • 144 Constitution Ave. NE

    The House has been a center of political life in Washington for more than 200 years.

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  • Who is Alice Paul?

    Alice Paul was the architect of some of the most outstanding political achievements in the 20th century.

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Banners were used as tools of persuasion

The National Woman's Party employed banners, sashes, pageantry, and speaking tours to sway popular opinion and garner support for women's rights.

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From the blog

  • 12.06.2012
    Slate.com reported today on a UC-Santa Cruz study that indicates gender norms and marriage proposals have not changed al
  • 10.04.2012
    My heart stopped when Michelle Obama mentioned the suffrage activists who were dragged off to jail in her speech at the

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Sewall-Belmont House & Museum

One of the premier women's history sites in the country, the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum maintains an extensive collection of suffrage banners, archives and artifacts documenting the continuing effort by women and men of all races, religions and backgrounds to win voting rights and equality for women under the law.

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