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- Jane Addams, 1914 - Prominent Progressive Era reformer Jane Addams dedicated her life to the settlement house movement, labor reform, women's rights, and world peace. Addams - founder of Chicago's Hull House, charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union - was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1914
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Jane Addams, 1914
Prominent Progressive Era reformer Jane Addams dedicated her life to the settlement house movement, labor reform, women's rights, and world peace. Addams - founder of Chicago's Hull House, charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union - was the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
- Cornelia Pinchot with Her Son, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, 1917-1921 - Cornelia Pinchot, pictured here with her only child, was the wife of pioneer conservationist Gifford Pinchot and a Progressive Era reformer. Pinchot was active in the American fight for women's suffrage, which culminated with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. The amendment prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex.
- 1917-1921
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Cornelia Pinchot with Her Son, Gifford Bryce Pinchot, 1917-1921
Cornelia Pinchot, pictured here with her only child, was the wife of pioneer conservationist Gifford Pinchot and a Progressive Era reformer. Pinchot was active in the American fight for women's suffrage, which culminated with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1920. The amendment prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex.
- Betzy Kjelsberg, circa 1920 - This portrait shows Norwegian politician and feminist Betsy Kjelsberg (1866-1950). Kjelsberg was a social welfare pioneer who became Norway's first female factory investigator. She also fought for women's suffrage, worked to create several activist organizations, and was the first woman to serve on the board of the Liberal Party of Norway.
- circa 1920
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Betzy Kjelsberg, circa 1920
This portrait shows Norwegian politician and feminist Betsy Kjelsberg (1866-1950). Kjelsberg was a social welfare pioneer who became Norway's first female factory investigator. She also fought for women's suffrage, worked to create several activist organizations, and was the first woman to serve on the board of the Liberal Party of Norway.
- Vivian Pierce, 1910-1920 - Vivian Pierce participated in the American struggle for women's suffrage. She edited the <em>National Suffrage</em> publication, picketed the White House, and served as an organizer for the National Woman's Party. Pierce and fellow suffragists succeeded -- the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which legally prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex, was ratified in 1920.
- 1910-1920
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Vivian Pierce, 1910-1920
Vivian Pierce participated in the American struggle for women's suffrage. She edited the National Suffrage publication, picketed the White House, and served as an organizer for the National Woman's Party. Pierce and fellow suffragists succeeded -- the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which legally prohibited the right to vote from being denied based on sex, was ratified in 1920.