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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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Published in:Smithsonian Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 10 - 11
Format: Article
Published: Smithsonian Magazine Mar2019
Subjects:
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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