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To make their voices heard on the important social issues of their day, women organized themselves and used petitions to influence Congress.

In 1844, sixty-five Philadelphia women signed and presented this petition to Congress, urging the…

- Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images.
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A Japanese naginata made during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333)

Tachi dedicated to Daizaifu Tenmangu by Shimazu Shigehide made in 1787

The god Apollo is depicted as an effeminate man with long hair holding a lyre.

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.,Lunar Module (LM) pilot, walks near the module as a picture is taken of him. Discoloration is visible on his boots and suit from the lunar soil adhering to them. Reflection of the LM and Astronaut Niel A. Armstrong is…