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Supporting the decriminalization of immigration, "with or without papers". Indicates support for immigrants' right to citizenship regardless of legality. The image, in red and black, shows a woman behind a fence, cuts and scrapes covering her face.…

When Oberlin College first admitted students in 1833, fifteen of the forty-four students were women. These women, however, were only admitted to the college preparatory program, while the men pursued a traditional college education. The first women…

Troy Female Seminary, subsequently called Emma Willard School, American educational institution, established in 1821 by Emma Hart Willard in Troy, New York, the first in the country founded to provide young women with an education comparable to that…

Migrants on their way to cross the United States/Mexico Border

A depiction of the living conditions that farm-laborers were subjected to during the duration of the Bracero Program. The photo shows one of two rooms that were home to a family of nine.

Illustration of a feathery bird flying over a border wall. "Thousands of Mexicans try to cross every day from the northern border of Mexico, to the United States in search of a better life. At the same time, thousands of Central Americans cross…

Bill to amend section 241 (f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify the legislative intent under which a waiver of deportability would be applicable.