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Closeup advertisement of girl holding softball by shoulder in pitcher's stance. Text on image reads, Always hashtag LikeAGirl.

Still image from: 100 Years of Amalia Hernandez. A Celebration. (Spanish)

Group of people stand in a cluster with cars in background. Caption. Living inside and outside of mainstream American society.

Man stands with hands clasped and lips parted mid-speech. Backdrop displays photo collage of Chinese people. Caption. For the Chinese American community.

Cropped black and white photo. Midsection of figure wearing leather jacket and knee-high boots while holding on to an airplane propeller.

Woman in a football stadium wearing cheerleader uniform holds pom-poms downwards while cheering. Caption. I don't even realize there are people out there.

Women in diverse traditional clothing stand at various positions on a map of the world. Caption. It's a day we honor women everywhere in the world.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: International Women's Day (Spanish)

Collage displaying photos of influential women with female symbol superimposed over images. Caption. As scientists, inventors, artists, politicians, and more.

Still image from: All About the Holidays: Women's History Month (Spanish)

Black and white photo of Amelia Earhart, smiling and peeking out from a car door, husband George Putnam standing beside her. Caption. Amelia Earhart set aviation records.

Workers in yellow jackets carrying white lunchboxes walk away from the building. Caption. And everybody's wondering exactly what's going on here?

A man talks to a woman in an office setup. Caption: I think women make excellent C E Os.

Barbara Jordan standing in a room full of Black women. She smiles and looks over at a person extending their hand. Caption. In the United States House of Representatives.

Still image from: Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes

Young Iranian woman with dark straight hair sits in front of a curtain and looks away. Caption. With the revolution came a government of Islam.

Sepia-toned photo of Maya Angelou looking at us with her hands folded together under her chin. Text reads, “Maya Angelou. Poet, Writer, Civil Rights Activist.”

1880's Tally Sheet from a Colorado election. Caption. Colorado had given women the right to vote!

Televised basketball game shows female players on the court, scorecard at the bottom of the screen. Caption. All the little girls out there watching the game.

Animation of a woman wearing Victorian clothing looking towards the skyline in 1918 London. Caption. Have won the right to vote.

Still image from: Career Decisions: Nutrition/Dietetics--Student Extended Interviews With Female Students

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Modjeska Monteith Simkins

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Septima Poinsette Clark

Group of Black, White, and Brown teenagers walking down a school hallway. Caption. Farmville has become a model for integrated schools.

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Women in the 19th Century

Still image from: Crash Course U.S. History: Women's Suffrage

2 women in an office setting wearing decorative patterned head scarves. One woman holds a landline phone to her ear and dials a number.

Closeup frame of White woman in warmup jacket. Caption. was a Career Day in high school.

1 woman and 2 men wearing hard hats stand in an interior construction site. The woman is wearing a business suit and the men are in casual attire. Spanish caption. Woman's voice. Elegí ser arquitecta.

Back of a woman's head looking towards 4 young men in soccer jerseys standing on a field with empty bleachers behind them. Spanish caption. En la cancha, también somos iguales.

Still image from: Engineering Your Future: Construction Engineer--Adrienne LaChance (Middle School Edition)

Black and white side portrait photo of Eva Peron. Caption. Eva was left behind in Buenos Aires.

Sepia-toned portrait of George Eliot in front of a black and white image of her home. Text reads, “George Eliot. Novelist. (Mary Anne Evans).”

Black and white photo of a man in uniform grabbing another individual by the arm and raising a hand to hit them. Caption. Fannie Lou as narrator. We have to realize just how grave the problem is.

Still image from: Fate and Fabled: The Amazons

Woman sits in a chair, listening to an older woman sitting next to her.

Still image from: Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman on Paper (Part 1)

Still image from: Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman on Paper (Part 2)

Still image from: Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman on Paper (Part 3)

Still image from: Georgia O'Keeffe: A Woman on Paper (Part 4)

Illustration of a person flying through the night sky against a backdrop of buildings and stars while holding a lit candle. Caption: Hi, I'm Faith Ringgold.

Still image from: Girl Talk

Black man and woman in formal attire walk down the front steps of a building. Caption. Squealing. Slow down.

Young Black girl with braids and decorative beads smiles and looks off camera. Caption. And that's all.

Cartoon of a woman holding a stack of history books smiles down at a child who looks back with arms shrugging up to the side. Caption. No girl president? Ever? Grace asked.

Woman speaks to camera, gesturing out with 1 hand. Caption. As far back as I can remember.

Senior woman faces camera and looks slightly down as if participating in a recorded interview. Title card identifies her as Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Interviewed in 1997. Caption. You know how to run an adding machine.

Woman faces camera with an alert expression. Title card identifies her as Andrea Colaco, M, I, T Computer Science P, H, D, 2014. Caption. To get what we want.

Still image from: Hidden Figures: Meet the Computers

Illustration of four African American mathematicians in the NASA lab. Caption: Their job was to do math.

2 women work at desks in an office setting, 1 on the phone and the other touching a hand to the receiver. Caption. Outweighed professional ambitions.

Color illustration. Girl dressed in blue with red ringlets, holding a doll. Caption. When Esther was 8, she watched her mother.

Black and white photo with a bird's eye view of a crowd of people facing camera. Caption. She is a precursor of grassroots leadership.

Still image from: Ida B. Wells: The Light of Truth

Three women stand on a ledge on a graffitied unloading dock.

Still image from: In the Eyes of Graciela Iturbide (Spanish)

Sepia-toned photo of Amelia Earhart smiling at us. Text reads, “Amelia Earhart.”

Sepia-toned photo of Clara Barton. Text reads, “Clara Barton.”

Sepia-toned photo of Madam C.J. Walker. Text reads, “Madam C.J. Walker.”

Mae Jemison wearing an orange astronaut suit on brown paper. Text reads, “Mae Jemison.”

Raye Montague smiling at us in front of a U.S. Navy ship. Text reads, “Raye Montague.”

Illustration of Ruby Bridges, a young Black girl wearing a white dress, walking in between white men in tan suits. Text reads, “Ruby Bridges.”

Illustration of Sandra Day O'Connor smiling at us while she wears her supreme court judge robe with the American Flag behind her. Text reads, “Sandra Day O’Connor.”

Illustration of Sonia Sotomayor smiling at us as she wears her supreme court justice robe. Text reads, “Sonia Sotomayor.”

Illustration of Susan B. Anthony sitting at a table wearing a big black gown. Text reads, “Susan B. Anthony.”

Young girl in business attire stands on a stage looking out and speaking to the audience.

Color illustration of a girl seated by a tree with sheep in the background. Caption. One summer day when Joan was 13 years old.

Still image from: María Izquierdo (Spanish)

Animated puppet, Marvie, smiles and looks sideways at an easel that displays a drawing of a woman labeled, "Ada Lovelace." Caption. I just learned about mathematician, Ada Lovelace.

Black and white photo of a mule standing in front of a barn and a log cabin. Caption. Soon after she started classes, her family's only mule died.

Overhead view of a a large assembly line with tan boxes being moved along conveyor belts. Several people with white hard hats and uniforms are working in various stations. Caption. For the milk they were producing on their farms.

Blurry photo of 2 Minoan men running.

Still image from: Mossback's Northwest: The Woman Who Sailed Seattle Onto the Silver Screen

Extremely busy city street full of vehicles and people. Caption: But the problem goes beyond these numbers.

Still image from: Nick News: Afghanistan, Steppers, and Broadway

Black and white image of woman walking arm and arm with 2 men. Caption. She's troubled and struggles with that.

Still image from: No Time to Waste: The Urgent Mission of Betty Reid Soskin

Still image from: Once Upon a Time: Femicide (Spanish)

Camera of a woman sitting in the rear seat of a car looks at camera with a surprised expression. Caption. I feel I have to go back.

Book cover. Painting of Venus and Serena Williams as they gaze toward the middle at each other. Text reads, "Game Changers. The Story of Venus and Serena Williams. Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illustrated by James E Ransome."

Sepia-toned photo of smiling early twentieth century women holding a banner with a headline that reads, "We protest against continued disenfranchisement of women."

Still image from: Pirates of the Carolinas: Female Pirates (Episode 5)

Color illustration. Stadium crowd watching a girls' softball game. Caption Lyrics. If they don't win, it's a shame.

Black girl wears a red collared shirt and two long braids in her hair as she faces away from us towards a white brick wall. Text reads, "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools."

Storybook excerpt shows illustrations show young women designing clothes, writing at a desk, dressed in a pilot uniform in front of a plane, checking an x-ray, and sailing a ship. Text tells us about many different jobs that girls can do.

Book cover shows a painting of Venus and Serena Williams as they gaze toward the middle at each other. Text reads, "Game Changers. The Story of Venus and Serena Williams. Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome. Illustrated by James E Ransome."

Closeup of a younger woman with curled, dark brown hair and a patterned shirt talking in front of a blurred bookshelf. Caption. My dad tried to use them so I would learn.

Young girl in front of an aquarium. Caption: (narrator) The SciGirls are working together as citizen scientists,

Several young people working on an object. Caption: the first all-female African-American RoboCup team.

Three young women sitting at a table. Caption: She said the all-girls summer camp builds confidence.

Still image from: SciShow: Ada Lovelace Great Minds

Still image from: SciShow: Rosalind Franklin--Great Minds

Color illustration of diverse children in an art gallery looking up at framed portraits of 13 historical American women.

Black and white photo of a woman in a plaid cape talking into a microphone. A man films her from behind. Another man smiles with one hand raised in the background. Caption. This often met criticism, but she didn't back down.

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 1)

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 2)

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 3)

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 4)

Still image from: Sisterhood: SC Suffragists--The Rollin Sisters (Part 5)

Woman wearing a leather jacket and sitting in front of a lake. Caption. I chose infantry because it was the opposite of a desk job.

Person holding the head of a snake on the ground with a metal rod and holding the snake just behind the head with their hand. Caption: The snake charmers will burn the venom glands.

Black and white image of a woman leaning over and peering into lab equipment. A man stands behind her.

Senior Black woman with a gold front tooth and dark glasses smiles while looking up and away from camera. Caption. That's what we sung. Sound of chuckles.

Black and white illustration of a man, woman, and toddler seated at a dining table with food, flowers and table settings. Caption. So, from 1840, there was a campaign to outlaw abortion.

Closeup of a girl's calf stretched out on a grass lawn. The girl's hands massage her shin while another person flexes the girls' foot and supports her knee. Text below reads, "Stretch and massage."

Cartoon. Figure of a man kneeling and printing out the word, California, on the California state flag. His drawing appears to be the origination of the design concept for the California flag.

A young woman wearing a sports team jersey stands behind a counter as a teenage girl watches her sign a book. The wall behind the woman has black and white photographs of athletes and teams. Caption. I had the opportunity to speak with Brandi.

Girl wearing a striped shirt stands in front of a wall of monitors, the biggest of which displays the question, "What's in a name?"

Teen girl looks out the window of a vehicle at a group of five of her peers standing together outside of a building.

Still image from: The Backbone

Female inmates wearing glasses looks slightly off camera. Title card below reads, "Andrea. Life sentence". Caption. I mean, everybody has a story... you know.

Still image from: The House That She Built

White and Black female basketball players in circular huddle with one in the center. 4 players wear orange jerseys; 4 wear white jerseys.

Young woman stands in shadows next to a projected image entitled, The End of the Old Testament. Caption. It was not uncommon for birthdays to be recorded down.

Still image from: The Path to Creativity Is Not Predictable: How to Be a Successful Black Artist!

Swarms of people move through a plaza in Ethiopia. Caption. Female as narrator. Choosing whether to marry and have children.

Still image from: The Space Gal: Interview With Astronaut Peggy Whitson

Digital illustration of an ancient Indian city with the snow-dusted mountains in the distance. In the foreground, people are wading in a body of water. Caption. Where each drop, just like each person.

Digital illustration of Hindu god Brahma wearing necklaces and a bindi on his forehead. Behind him, a body of water, steep green mountains, and tropical flowers. Spanish caption. La que me transmite los secretos del Brahma.

Young woman dressed in a costume that resembles Elizabeth the 1st knits by candlelight in a library room. Caption. Here we are, ready for the woman who terrified the world.

Still image from: Transforming Cities and Youth Through Architecture: Kionna Walker and the Next Great Architects

Woman smiles and speaks directly to camera against a white backdrop like she is giving a lesson as a subject expert. Caption. This unequal relationship.

Trace is standing with his right shoulder facing the book shelf. Caption: A la the Scully effect, which is just the best, but is it real.

Closeup of a Chinese woman seated in a work suit. Caption. For the Asian-American Woman Advancement Coalition.

Color illustration. Girl laying down in hospital bed as man in lab coat touches her forehead. Caption. Well, you might find this hard to believe.

Still image from: Who Was Rosie the Riveter?

Still image from: Without a Whisper

Indian woman wearing a bright pink sari surrounded by a group of children in a town setting. Caption. Within 40 years, that number could double.

Black and white image of a modern abstract line drawing. Caption. Joan Mitchell's large canvases suggest landscapes.

Black and white photo of a dark-haired woman wearing a white coat talking into several labeled microphones as a man in a black sport coat smiles and looks at her. Caption. In Scarlett O'Hara, novelist Margaret Mitchell had created.

Black and white image of a blonde, short-haired woman wearing a dark coat looking at a man wearing a dark sport coat who is talking to her. Caption. Davis was dissatisfied with the quality of the scripts.

Black and white image of a male car mechanic in uniform with tools in his hands sitting under a vehicle and looking into it. He is next to a female mechanic laying underneath the vehicle. Caption. And this is where women fill a very large vacuum.

Woman stands as she looks slightly to the side. She gestures with her right hand as if she is lecturing. An open laptop appears before her with a label that reads, "Salk Institute Multimedia."

Still image from: Women's History Month

Woman wearing dark sunglasses. Caption: Never be afraid to pursue your dreams,

Woman speaking. Caption: My name is CJ Bixby, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm Donna Lawson, the legislative affairs officer

Woman sitting in a chair. Caption: and I work at Johnson Space Center.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'd love to see red footprints on Mars.

Woman speaking. Caption: I told my folks, "I'm going to be an engineer.

Woman speaking. Caption: I grew up on the Space Coast watching Space Shuttle launches

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: My first day at NASA was quite interesting

Woman speaking. Caption: I am Loria West, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm proud to be part of the NASA team, the Orion team.

Woman speaking. Caption: and I work for the Launch Services Program.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm in the Game Changing Development Program Office

Woman speaking. Caption: and from then on, I wanted to work for NASA.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: My name is Misty Davies,

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm an attorney at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Woman speaking. Caption: I'm Tarrie Hood, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: My name is Toni Mumford, I work at NASA, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: I work at NASA headquarters, and this is my story.

Woman speaking. Caption: The first thing that came to mind was, "I'll work at NASA."

Black and white photo of a man and 4 small children smiling for camera. Caption. Who was a psychologist and an inventor.

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Artemis

Still image from: Xploration Outer Space: Space Firsts