Published 10:00 AM The National Portrait Gallery in 2010. The building is currently closed to visitors until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo by Wally Gobetz via Flickr.
Content warning: mentions of sexual assault, racism
“This selection of portraits seeks to inspire learning and inquiry through the celebration of women, whose stories are often unsung or missing from the written record,” the opening blurb to the exhibition. The National Portrait Gallery brought Women’s History Month to a close with a special exhibit arranged by Google Arts and Culture celebrating trailblazing American women. Portraits of women, lined up in a slideshow, come and go with a click of a button, sometimes interspersed with headings designating the theme of smaller collections.