Violet
I am excited about the monument because it isn't fair that girls aren't on the National Mall.
“"A man does something, it's strategic, a woman does the same thing, it's calculated, a man is allowed to react, a woman can only overreact."-Taylor Swift I drew a woman’s hand holding a ballot up high because women had to overcome so much to just be able to vote which is something we take for granted today but it wasn’t actually that long ago that women couldn’t vote which is awful considering that women are just as good as any other human being on this earth and in this country. Women had to overcome so much patriarchy and misogyny just to do simple things like voting and that is not right. Women still have to overcome patriarchy and misogyny today-HELLO we haven’t had a single woman president in the whole 250 years of America’s existence and that needs to change! I am so inspired by those women and so I drew a woman’s hand holding her ballot high in the sky because she is proud of what she has done! "To all the women out there, there will be people who will try to bring you down and undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments"-Taylor Swift”
Taylor Swift
Susan B. Anthony
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jeannette Rankin
Feminism
Votes for Women
Girl Power
"Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings." – Cheris Kramarae
“When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.” – Florence Griffith Joyner
"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens..." – Susan B. Anthony
"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle." — Irina Dunn
"I raise my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard... We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back." – Malala Yousafzai
"Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult." — Charlotte Whitton
"Women belong in all places where decisions are being made." — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
ALL girls and women who brake barriers and do amazing things past, present, and future
Featured Submissions
Leslie
My grandmother, Juana, came to the United States from the Philippines in 1973 and opened the door to the life I was born into. She was gentle but strong, and her love shaped our big, close family in ways I carry with me every day. When I think about the monument, I see her and all the women whose quiet courage, often unseen, built the foundation for the generations that came after them.
Graham
I am inspired by the suffragists bravery when protesting outside the White House even when they knew they would get arrested.
Diane
I am inspired by the suffragists creativity and resilience. I sewed this replica banner with one of my favorite slogans from the suffrage movement, "Forward Into Light".
Sloane
My drawing is of a strong independent woman holding the women's suffrage flag that I feel represents this movement in history and continues to hold true today.
Lily
My monument idea is one that honors the fight of the past while allowing space for the future of women’s rights to come. It is of a sash winding and rising upwards towards a fire. The fire represents courage, endurance, and the many voices of women who fought, and continue to fight for equality. It is a flame that can never be extinguished. At the bottom of the sash are symbols of the early suffrage movement such as a “Women Vote” button, a suffrage bluebird, and a yellow suffrage rose. The middle of the sash has the saying, “They ignited the flame. Our Voices Keep it Burning.” This honors the fight of those who came before us, and encourages new voices to continue their efforts for equality. The top of the sash is left empty and unwritten to allow for the next generation to leave their mark.
