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THESE OBJECTS BEGIN TO TELL THE STORY OF WOMEN'S HISTORY IN AMERICA.

The article features 13 artifacts from the National Museum of American History which help represent women's history in the U.S. The items include the goggles worn in 1926 when Olympic swimmer Gertrude Ederle swam the English channel in a record breaking 14 hours and 31 minutes, a c 1978 tennis racke...

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Publicado en:Smithsonian Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 10 - 11
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Smithsonian Magazine Mar2019
Materias:
American women
Material culture
National Museum of American History (U.S.)
Hound Dog (Music)
Rhythm & blues music
Evert, Chris, 1954-
Ederle, Gertrude, 1906-2003
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Sumario:The article features 13 artifacts from the National Museum of American History which help represent women's history in the U.S. The items include the goggles worn in 1926 when Olympic swimmer Gertrude Ederle swam the English channel in a record breaking 14 hours and 31 minutes, a c 1978 tennis racket used by professional tennis player Chris Evert, and a 1953 album of Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton singing "Hound Dog."