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Grandma Moses

Grandma Moses

Photograph
c. 1950
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Bender
Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Benton Frémont

Photograph
c. 1861
National Portrait Gallery
Meade Brothers Studio
Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Photograph
c. 1870
National Portrait Gallery
Napoleon Sarony
Authors of the U.S.

Authors of the U.S.

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1866
National Portrait Gallery
Alexander Hay Ritchie
Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Benton Frémont

Photographic Negative
c. 1863
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Mathew Brady Studio
Kay Boyle

Kay Boyle

Photograph
1941
National Portrait Gallery
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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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c. 1865
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Unidentified Artist
Julia Ward Howe

Julia Ward Howe

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1907
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Sarah Choate Sears
Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore

Photograph
1952
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Philippe Halsman
Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Benton Frémont

Photographic Negative
c. 1863
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Mathew Brady Studio
Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Benton Frémont

Photographic Negative
c. 1863
National Portrait Gallery
Mathew Brady Studio
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

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c. 1870
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Napoleon Sarony
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe

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mid-late 19th century
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Charles DeForest Fredricks
Margaret Fuller

Margaret Fuller

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1846
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John Plumbe
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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1957
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Yousuf Karsh

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