This month marks 100 years since the 19th Amendment became law. With @USNatArchives and @librarycongress, we're counting down #19SuffrageStories of women who worked for the vote—before and after 1920—through the Aug. 26 anniversary. #BecauseOfHerStory s.si.edu/2Dg3n3p The #19thAmendment said women could not be excluded from the polls because of their sex, but it did not guarantee the ballot. Citizenship laws, poll taxes, threats and violence barred African American, Latina, Native American, Asian American, immigrant, and poor women.

How about some women's history for your Wednesday? Today we're sharing stories and objects from women who have shaped America with #BecauseOfHerStory. Discover more: womenshistory.si.edu/herstory During World War I, more than 23,000 nurses risked their lives to care for troops as nurses. Those women did not have the right to vote and did not get permanent commissioned rank.

This poster from 1918 at our @cooperhewitt asks women to do more.

Here it is, your definitive thread of Bei Bei GIFs.

Tomorrow our @NationalZoo says #ByeByeBeiBei: s.si.edu/2OYyLqP @NationalZoo Mondays, right? #ByeByeBeiBei

It's a big day in Smithsonian history! Today we officially install Lonnie G. Bunch III (@SmithsonianSec) as our #14thSecretary in the beautiful Arts and Industries Building. Tune in for the ceremony starting at 3 p.m. ET at s.si.edu/installation. @SmithsonianSec We started holding installation ceremonies with Secretary Leonard Carmichael in 1953. Learn about the 14 Secretaries we've had in the last 173 years from @SmithsonianArch: s.si.edu/SmithsonianSec… 📸: Induction of Secretary Robert McCormick Adams in 1984

How did women win the right to vote? It's a big story. So big, no single exhibit can tell it. Follow #HerVote100 today to explore three exhibits in Washington, D.C. We'll share stories from @librarycongress @USNatArchives and @smithsoniannpg. #Suffrage100 #BecauseOfHerStory For #HerVote100, we're marching with @librarycongress, @smithsoniannpg, @NMAAHC, @amhistorymuseum, @OurPresidents & @USNatArchives.
We're marking anniversaries related to the 19th Amendment and the path to women's suffrage (the right to vote). #Suffrage100 s.si.edu/2QNAyOf

Her story changed history. Our Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative will tell a more complete American story and empower future generations.

This #WomensHistoryMonth, we'll share stories of the women who changed ours: #BecauseOfHerStory. womenshistory.si.edu Caroline Jones started as a copywriter in the early 1960s and later founded multiple ad firms. She fought against the assumption that her ads should only address African American consumers. More about her career from @amhistorymuseum: s.si.edu/2l583vy #BecauseOfHerStory

We’re at our @NPG this morning for the unveiling of the #ObamaPortraits. Watch the ceremony to see the portraits of President @BarackObama and Mrs. @MichelleObama, live at 10 a.m. ET: npg.si.edu/obama-livestre… #myNPG The museum collects multiple images of the presidents and first ladies but also commissions a set of portraits. It’s the only place outside the White House where visitors can view a complete collection of presidential portraits. s.si.edu/2Bl2Cme

Now this is a story all about how
My will turned museums upside down

#SmithsonianCypher #HipHopHistory s.si.edu/2z55S4v And I'd like to take a minute
Just scroll on in
I'll tell you how I became the founder of the Smithsonian

#SmithsonianCypher