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Amelia Earhart's Revolutionary Flight Club

You know Amelia Earhart, but did you know she was just one of a daring group of women aviators who defied both expectations and gravity in the 1920s? They called themselves the Ninety-Nines, and they’re still flying today as an organization dedicated to the advancement of women pilots.
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Engage with the Music at the Smithsonian

Nearly every genre of music, from every walk of life, from 10,000 B.C. to the present can be found.
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National Museum of American History

Smithsonian's History Explorer

Explore hundreds of free, innovative online resources for teaching and learning American history.
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Smithsonian Global

Recovering Voices

Smithsonian’s Recovering Voices initiative promotes the documentation and revitalization of the world’s endangered languages and the knowledge preserved in them.
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Lucille Ball

Smithsonian Spotlight

Entertaining Women

American women on stage and screen as reflected in Smithsonian collections.

antique fire hat

Smithsonian Spotlight

Irish American History and Heritage

For Irish American History Month, explore our related collection images, videos, and music.

Votes for women pendant

Smithsonian Spotlight

Votes for Women

A look at the fight to get the right to vote through the Smithsonian's collections.

Toni Morrison

Smithsonian Spotlight

American Women Writers

Discover women writers who have made a mark on American history and culture.

photo of Grace Hopper

National Museum of American History

Women Mathematicians

Featuring pioneering women, including Grace Murray Hopper, developer of the first English-language data processing language.

spirograph

Smithsonian Spotlight

Playtime: Toys, Games, and Puzzles

From vintage to high-tech, there's something for every child (and child at heart) in our collections.

shirtwaist

National Museum of American History

From Seams to Strikes

Exploring women at work through clothing in our collections.

Billie Holiday portrait

Smithsonian Spotlight

Billie Holiday

One of the most influential jazz vocalists of all time, Billie Holiday was renowned for making songs entirely her own.

man and woman embracing through an open car window

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Traveling Through Jim Crow America

To find safe and friendly accommodations, travelers relied on a network of shared advice and published travel guides such as the "Green Book."

Dominican weaver

Smithsonian Global

Celebrating Taíno Culture in the Caribbean

Nearly gone from the Caribbean in the years following 1492, native culture and heritage thrives today.

Miss Liberty Celebration

Smithsonian Spotlight

The Statue of Liberty: Symbol for a Nation

A gift from France in 1886, Lady Liberty in our collections and across America.

Ida B. Wells-Barnett

National Portrait Gallery

Ida B. Wells

The daughter of former slaves, journalist and anti-lynching crusader Ida B. Wells vigorously investigated and exposed racism.

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