Noteworthy American Women Project: Nevertheless She Persisted

March 28, 2022
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The Noteworthy American Women Project will be on display on the first floor of the Health Sciences Education Building, on the Phoenix Bioscience Core campus through August 31, 2022.

The Noteworthy American Women Project will be on display on the first floor of the Health Sciences Education Building, on the Phoenix Bioscience Core campus through August 31, 2022.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Art in Medicine Program opened the Noteworthy American Women Project in March to celebrate Women in History Month. The exhibit is on display on the first floor of the Health Sciences Education Building, on the Phoenix Bioscience Core campus through August 31, 2022.

To honor the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 2020, which secured the right to vote for most women, Arizona-based artists Suzanne Whitaker and Lainey Prather set out to tell the stories of 19 women whose lives changed the country for others. The artists’ statement notes that, “All the stories tell our American history through the feminine filter and how their lives changed the trajectory for other women, be it in their local communities or in a broader scope.”

Some of these women are well known, and others are not, but through their strength, courage, resilience and perseverance they have made a difference. The portraits in the show are of American women from the mid-1700s through today. Each is accompanied by a short essay that can be found on the project website.