Dorothea Lange's iconic "Migrant Mother" photo symbolized the hardship of the Great Depression and the plight of migrant farm workers affected by the Dust Bowl.
While the photo raised awareness, Florence Owens Thompson, the woman in the photo and a mother of six, challenged the stereotypical image of Dust Bowl refugees that Lange depicted.
American women achieved the right to vote on August 18, 1920, thanks in part to a Tennessee legislator with a very powerful mother.
Harry Burn, a 24-year-old representative from East Tennessee, voted in favor of suffrage after reading a note from his mother encouraging him to support suffrage. Burn's vote broke a critical deadlock and marked a historic moment in the women's rights movement.
Hatshepsut took the title of Pharaoh when acting as her stepson's regent. Statues of her as a bearded king and her unique tomb reveal vast power, but rivals vowed to erase her from history.
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