Throughout this series, we’ve explored the lives of women as artists and trailblazers from an outside perspective, so for this last episode we are bringing you an inside look, hearing from two women who made the most recent contributions: Debor

Reflections on Rosa Parks

Jul 7th, 2020 36m 24s

When Rosa Parks died in 2005, she lay in honor in the Rotunda of the Capitol, the first woman and only the second person of color to receive that honor. When Congress commissioned a statue of her, it became the first full-length statue of an Af

Votes for Women Tour – Interpreting the Women’s Suffrage Movement in the Capitol Visitor Center

Jun 30th, 2020 37m 40s

With only about a dozen statues of women in the Capitol, developing a tour that incorporates the multitude of voices that make up the woman’s suffrage movement was a unique challenge. In this episode, staff at the Capitol Visitor Center discuss

Women in Capitol Art

Jun 23rd, 2020 26m 46s

Women have been contributing art to the Capitol Collection since the time of the Civil War. What is the Capitol Collection and how are women represented through sculpture both from the perspective of artists and as subjects? In this episode, we

Walking the Halls of the Capitol: From Lobbyist to Legislator

Jun 16th, 2020 37m 4s

Imagine being the first woman elected to Congress even before the rest of your gender could vote nationwide. What barriers would you face? What hurdles would you have to overcome? What challenges would be left for others to conquer?Featuring F

Reform and Revolution: A Reflection on the Portrait Monument and the Women's Suffrage Movement

Jun 9th, 2020 44m 3s

Imagine you are asked to make a monument that defines a movement. How do you tell a story through sculpture when the debate is ongoing, the voices are many, and the people involved don’t always agree. Who would you choose?Featuring Susan Philp

Elisabet Ney and Women's Dress Reform

Jun 2nd, 2020 22m 21s

Imagine your greatest challenge in life is not the fact that people continuously doubt that your artwork is your own and continuously challenge you to prove it, but the simple fact that you are a woman wearing pants and it’s 1871.Featuring art

Sarah Winnemucca and Sakakawea: Native American Voices in the Capitol Collection

May 26th, 2020 40m 31s

Imagine being in a room full of men, having only a few minutes to convey the suffering and injustice endured by your people, advocating for their rights in a continual battle for survival. Now imagine not only being a different gender, but comi

Vinnie Ream and a Senate Debate

May 19th, 2020 33m 13s

Imagine being considered for a huge commission with your qualifications being debated on the Senate floor. Your age, your talent, your experience are all being questioned. Now imagine your place is restricted to the balcony above, a silent obse

Anne Whitney and the "Marmorean Flock"

May 7th, 2020 50m 37s

Imagine winning an anonymous art competition knowing you were judged strictly on talent. Only on what you made, not who you are. It wasn’t about politics, it wasn’t about race, it wasn’t about who you know. The art stood for itself. Now imagine

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