The Portrait Monument in the Capitol Rotunda commemorates three pioneers of women’s suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott. Join us to learn more about these women and the artwork commemorating their struggle for women’s suffrage.

The Suffrage Parade of 1913 attracted thousands of people to Washington, D.C. The parade began at the Capitol and included suffragist Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to serve in Congress.

We continue our commemoration of Black History Month as we discuss the first African Americans to serve in Congress (South Carolina Rep. Joseph Rainey and Mississippi Sen. Hiram Revels) and the first Black women elected to Congress. 

Join us to learn about the role of Philip Reid in the casting of the Statue of Freedom with Architect of the Capitol Senior Museum Curator Jennifer Blancato. Registration: https://aocgovus.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeypqTwiGCbKVcCfmoIunOqh6GfpDmk

Learn about the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass and why the District of Columbia sent a statue of him as a gift to Congress.Registration: https://aocgovus.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-msrTssG-wyZRzGwRdOfuStXYxfoVo

In 1842, Charles Dickens toured the United States from Boston to St. Louis. His travels brought him to Washington, D.C., for a week. Learn about what he saw and experienced, including coming to the Capitol every day to visit Congress in session. Registration: https://aocgovus.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsfu6gpjwoEkzAKHcRqnWCRqD65Jrfx2E