{"id":7827,"date":"2019-11-06T20:21:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=7827"},"modified":"2019-11-06T20:21:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T00:21:52","slug":"museums-celebrate-women-in-metoo-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=7827","title":{"rendered":"Museums Celebrate Women In #MeToo Era"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 Her somber gaze is direct, and in her lap, she firmly holds a book.The circa 1855 daguerreotype portrait of Lucy Stone<\/a>, the suffragist and abolitionist, is powerful in its simplicity. Not surprisingly, Ms. Stone\u2019s mission was incited by the inequality in a society that discouraged women from becoming educated.<\/p>\n

The image is part of \u201cWomen of Progress: Early Camera Portraits<\/a>,\u201d an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, one of several major exhibitions in the nation\u2019s capital that celebrate women \u2014 from the battle for voting rights, spurred by the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, to artworks by feminist icons who embody the challenging issues of their epochs.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering the longstanding imbalance in museum prerogatives, a convergence of exhibitions addressing women \u2014 as artists, as activists, as historical figures \u2014 is notable,\u201d said Susan Fisher Sterling, the director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn part, this is inspired by the news cycle or the centennial anniversary of women\u2019s suffrage. However, from the vantage of history, it hardly seems enough,\u201d Ms. Sterling said. \u201cIt is essential for cultural institutions to take substantial and systematic steps to address gender inequity and diversity in their programming, their collections, and their leadership, so that this conversation moves beyond a single moment.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Following is a selection of current and upcoming exhibitions here addressing women\u2019s issues.<\/p>\n