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National Gallery of Art portrait of Abigail Adams sitting and wearing a bonnet and scarf

Abigail Adams (1744-1818)

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Woman with her hand on her chin, wearing a hat, and sitting on front of a tree.

Blanche Ames Ames (1878-1969)

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Vintage sepia-toned portrait of a young woman in striped attire on an Elmer Chickering photography studio card from Boston, 1885..

Maria Louise Baldwin (1856-1922)

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Jennie Loitman Barron being sworn in as the first woman judge in Massachusetts

Jennie Loitman Barron (1891-1969)

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portrait of Amy Beach from the shoulders up

Amy Beach (1867-1944)

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older woman with glasses and a pearl necklace

Melnea Cass (1896-1978)

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Woman (Caroline Chang) smiles at camera.

Caroline Chang (1940-2018)

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Black and white photo of woman in Native dress.

Zara Cisco Brough (1919-1988)

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portrait of Marie Equi, a middle-aged women wearing a suit.

Dr. Marie Equi (1872-1952)

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Photo portrait of Fannie Farmer taken between 1905 and 1915

Fannie Farmer (1857-1915)

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Elizabeth Freeman (Mum Bett) (c.1744-1828)

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Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)

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Albumen silver print portrait of Edmonia Lewis, seated.

Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907)

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Portrait of a woman posing in a uniform in front of an American flag

Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986)

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Sepia-toned portrait of a seated woman in 19th-century dress, with a high collar and intricate hairstyle, looking slightly to her right.

Sarah Parker Remond (1826-1894)

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Portrait of Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin.

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924)

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A portrait of a woman from the waist up wearing a black jacket and white blouse

Lucy Stone (1818-1893)

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Drawing of a woman sitting at a desk and writing with a quill

Phillis Wheatley Peters (c.1753-1784)

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