Portal talk:Feminism/Selected picture

A suggestion

• Image:MayaLinsubmission.jpg
  • Maya Lin's winning submission for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Would this be suitable as a selected picture for this portal? Durova^Charge! 05:02, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Yes, will add it. Cirt (talk) 14:22, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

 Done. Cirt (talk) 17:23, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

FPs to add

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  Harriet Tubman c.1820 – 10 March 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the U.S. Civil War. After escaping from captivity, she made thirteen missions to rescue over seventy slaves using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and advocated women's suffrage after the war.
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  Sarah Bernhardt

These have not yet been added because they need blurb text similar to Portal:Feminism/Selected picture, as well as bolded and highlighted main article to link to in the More... link. Cirt (talk) 14:41, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

I'll have to give these last four a little thought. Some of them are hard to find much more to write about. Poke me if this starts to hold the portal drive up. Durova^Charge! 07:27, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay. Cirt (talk) 08:25, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

FPs added

Moved from above. Cirt (talk) 02:39, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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  An actual "Rosie the Riveter" operating a hand drill in 1943 at Vultee-Nashville, Tennessee, working on an A-31 Vengeance bomber. Rosie the Riveter has been an important cultural icon in the United States since World War II, when many women assisted the war effort by entering the workforce to perform jobs left behind by men enlisted in the armed forces. It was during World War II that women contributed significantly to factory and construction jobs—typically associated with men—across the United States. Rosie the Riveter's slogan "We Can Do It!" has been an historic slogan representing women in the workforce.
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  A portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England in her early 30s by Steven van der Meulen. Parliament and the public expected her to marry to continue the royal lineage. The large two meter tall painting was intended to emphasize her availability and made full use of the symbolism popular in Tudor England. The tapestry in the background features a royal crest to the left with an empty throne beneath it, representing the hope for future king (and therefore the queen's marriage). To the right of the tapestry is a scheme of ripe fruit and sweet flowers, echoing the queen's "ripeness" for matrimony. This theme is futher reinforced by Queen Elizabeth holding a carnation, which was considered a symbol of marriage. Though she had many suitors, Queen Elizabeth would never marry, later being venerated as the "Virgin Queen".
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  A Bedouin woman in traditional attire, c. 1898-1914. Bedouin in the Sinai wore apparel modified for the desert environment, usually cotton, poplin, or sateen. Black was the preferred fabric color. Sinai and Negev Bedouin women used the same brightly colored embroidery cross-stitch used throughout Palestinian villages. Embroidery indicated a woman's marital status: blue for unmarried women and red for married women.
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  Two Belgian women sell milk from a dogcart, c. 1890-1900. Peddlers played a significant historic role in supplying isolated populations diverse goods. Some carried their wares and others, as here, used a domesticated animal for transport. Early photochrom print.
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  A young woman from Ramallah, c. 1898-1914. Until the 1940s, women of Palestine wore elaborate handcrafted garments. The creation and maintenance of these items played a significant role in their lives. A knowledgeable observer could determine a woman's village of origin and social status from her clothing. The circular band near this woman's forehead is a ring of coins made from a portion of her dowry money, and indicates that she is unmarried.