"Votes for Women" Section of "With Liberty and Justice for All" Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum, January 2006
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Artifact Overview
With Liberty and Justice for All opened in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in 2006. The exhibit explored struggles that arose in the quest for freedom in America, and included sections devoted to Independence, Freedom and Union, Votes for Women, and the Civil Rights Movement. The Votes for Women area acknowledged the automobile's role in women's fight for suffrage.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
17 January 2006
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.1929.3367
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital photography (Digital camera)
Color
Multicolored
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