First Ladies Timeline

Exhibit

Representation with a Hyphen: Latinas in the Fight for Women's Suffrage

The timeline of suffrage varied greatly between states before reaching a national momentum and Latinas played a direct role in advancing the movement.

Exhibit

Maria Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina

Maria Tallchief was one of the most accomplished dancers of the twentieth centuries, and was the first Native American woman to hold the rank of prima ballerina.

Biography

Kamala Harris

Kamala D. Harris became the first woman, the first African American woman, the first Indian-American, the first person of Asian-American descent, and the first graduate of an HBCU to become the Vice-President Elect of the United States of America.

Exhibit

"Be a Marine, Free a Marine to Fight": The United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve

On 30 July 1942, the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was established as part of the Marine Corps Reserve. The mission of the USMCWR was to provide qualified women for duty at shore establishments of the Marine Corps, releasing men for combat duty.