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Women casting their vote in New York City, c. 1920s. At Fifty-sixth and Lexington Avenue, the women voters showed no ignorance or trepidation, but cast their ballots in a businesslike way that bespoke study of suffrage."

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her daughter, Harriot--from a daguerreotype 1856

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Prominent woman's suffrage advocates parade in an open car supporting the ratification of the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote in federal elections. (From left) W.L. Prendergast, W.L. Colt, Doris Stevens, and Alice Paul; c. 1910-15.

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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

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Also Known As	equal rights

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women’s suffrage equal opportunity gender equality isonomia formal equal opportunity fair equal opportunity human rights applied ethics egalitarianism society kinship feminism ideology ritual authority property leisure sustainability womanism social issue

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Mary Frances Berry

American professor, writer, lawyer, and activist

Takahashi Hisako

Japanese economist and government official

Portrait of feminist novelist Mary Wollstonecraft

Mary Wollstonecraft

English author