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Kate Clarke Lemay

Historian National Portrait Gallery

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The Hidden Story of Two African American Women

An historian discovers the portraits of two women all bound up in the pages of a 19th-century book.

by Martha S. Jones, Kate Clarke Lemay via The Conversation on September 9, 2019
How the U.S. Designed Overseas Cemeteries to Win the Cold War

Building large memorials to display power and dominance, the US government hoped to inspire Judeo-Christian and capitalist ideals with their cemeteries.

by Kate Clarke Lemay via What It Means to Be American on February 14, 2019

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Political cartoon with Nixon and his inner circle tied up with wires, each pointing the finger at another.

8 Cartoons That Shaped Our View of Watergate — And Still Resonate Today

Herblock, Garry Trudeau, and others created memorable cartoons that skewered Nixon and Watergate, making the era a boom time for political satire.

by Michael Cavna via Washington Post on June 16, 2022

How Women Got the Vote Is a Far More Complex Story Than the History Textbooks Reveal

An immersive story about the bold women who helped secure the right to vote is on view at the National Portrait Gallery.

by Alicia Ault via Smithsonian on April 9, 2019

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