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CNN | A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
It’s been 100 years since American women were granted the right to vote. To commemorate this milestone, a massive mosaic of suffragist and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells, is being installed on the floor of Union Station in Washington DC. Read the full article here
Washington Post | Ida B. Wells gets her due as a Black suffragist who rejected movement’s racism
Her image is arresting. Hundreds of people walking through Washington’s Union Station this week paused to look at the huge photo mosaic of anti-lynching crusader and suffragist Ida B. Wells-Barnett on the marble floor. Read the full article here
Fox 5 DC | Massive portrait honoring civil rights leader Ida B. Wells coming to Union Station
A massive art installation honoring iconic suffragist and civil rights leader Ida B. Wells is coming to Union Station. The 1,000 square-foot mosaic, titled Our Story: Portraits of Change, is comprised of thousands of historical photos of suffragists that as a whole make a portrait of Wells. Read the full article here
Washington News 4 | Mosaic at Union Station Honors Pioneering Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells
A mosaic at Union Station honors civil rights icon Ida B. Wells. Tommy McFly reports. Watch the full story here
BBC News | Mosaic Memory
A 1,000-square-foot mosaic of civil rights leader, suffragist, and anti-lynching advocate Ida B. Wells will be at Union Station starting Monday, August 24. The art installation features tiles illustrating 5,000 historic photographs that altogether depict a portrait of Wells. Watch the full story here
PBS | This Ida B. Wells mosaic is also a monument to women’s suffrage
While women of color have been sometimes overlooked throughout history, you can’t miss suffragist and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells inside Washington, D.C.’s Union Station right now. Read the full article here
The American Independent | News You Might Have Missed
Union Station in Washington, D.C., will soon be the site of a 1,000-foot mural of Ida B. Wells, the journalist, suffragist, and civil rights icon. The mural, a mosaic composed of thousands of historical photos of women who fought for the right to vote, is being installed on the station’s floor. Read the full article here
Washingtonian | A Massive Ida B. Wells Mosaic Is Coming to Union Station
A 1,000-square-foot mosaic of civil rights leader, suffragist, and anti-lynching advocate Ida B. Wells will be at Union Station starting Monday, August 24. The art installation features tiles illustrating 5,000 historic photographs that altogether depict a portrait of Wells. Read the full article here
MS Magazine | Ida B. Wells, Suffragists to be Honored in Photo Mosaic at D.C.’s Union Station
“Our Story: Portraits of Change” is an interactive photo mosaic and art installation depicting a portrait of suffragist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells—on display in Union Station in Washington, D.C., from August 24-28. Read the full article here
Kristen Kudos for WUSA9 | Suffrage Tribute at Union Station
A mosaic at Union Station honors civil rights icon Ida B. Wells. Kristen Kudos reports for WUSA9. Watch the full story here
WUSA9 | Women’s suffrage mosaic of Ida B. Wells in Union Station stops travelers, as hundreds of protest photos echo 2020
The mural made up of hundreds of photos of women fighting for the right to vote was made to honor the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Watch the full story here
Most DC Thing | A portrait of Ida B. Wells dedicated to the suffrage movement is coming to Union Station
The 1,000-square-foot photograph collage depicting suffragist and civil rights advocate Ida B. Wells will be at Union Station from August 24-28, 2020. Watch the full story here
Smithsonian Magazine | A 1,000-Square-Foot Mosaic of Ida B. Wells Welcomes Visitors to D.C.’s Union Station
In September 1883, a conductor on a train bound from Memphis to Woodstock, Tennessee, ordered a young Ida B. Wells to leave her first-class seat in the rear coach, which he claimed was reserved for white passengers, and move to a section most often frequented by smokers and drunks. She fought back, even biting the conductor, but was eventually forcibly removed by a group of three men. Read the full article here
Women You Should Know | Ida B. Wells, Women’s Suffrage And Civil Rights Hero, To Be Honored With 1,000 Square-Foot Photo Mosaic In DC’s Union Station
It’s National Women’s Suffrage Month, a designation by Congress in collaboration with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) to commemorate the struggle for women’s suffrage, the August 26, 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment into the U.S. Constitution, and the continued fight for full equality for all women. Read the full article here
The Ritz Herald | Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells To Be Honored In Photo Mosaic Installation in DC’s Union Station
The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) will commemorate 100 years of women’s constitutional right to vote with National Women’s Suffrage Month by sponsoring a mosaic of the iconic suffragist and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells, in the Main Hall of Union Station in Washington, DC. Read the full article here
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CNN | A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
Washington Post | Ida B. Wells gets her due as a Black suffragist who rejected movement’s racism
Smithsonian Magazine | A 1,000-Square-Foot Mosaic of Ida B. Wells Welcomes Visitors to D.C.’s Union Station
My Modern Met | 1,000-Square-Foot Mosaic Honors Pioneering Black Suffragette Ida B. Wells [Interview]
Washington News 4 Tommy McFly | Mosaic at Union Station Honors Pioneering Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells
Union Station Washington, DC YouTube Channel | Our Story: Faces of Suffrage, Portraits of Change – Interview with Christina Korp
Kristen Kudos for WUSA9 | Suffrage Tribute at Union Station
WUSA9 | Women’s suffrage mosaic of Ida B. Wells in Union Station stops travelers, as hundreds of protest photos echo 2020
Most DC Thing | A portrait of Ida B. Wells dedicated to the suffrage movement is coming to Union Station
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation | Our Story: Faces of Suffrage, Portraits of Change Art Exhibit at Union Station
PBS | Ida B. Wells, Women’s Suffrage And Civil Rights Hero, To Be Honored With 1,000 Square-Foot Photo Mosaic In DC’s Union Station
MS Magazine | We Heart: Ida B. Wells, Suffragists to be Honored in Photo Mosaic at D.C.’s Union Station
Washingtonian | A Massive Ida B. Wells Mosaic Is Coming to Union Station
Now This News | Ida B. Wells Honored With Stunning Mosaic That Celebrates Suffrage & Civil Rights Work
WAMU | A Massive Ida B. Wells Portrait Honoring The 19th Amendment Will Be On Display In Union Station
Kake | A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
WFMZ | Suffragist and Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells to be Honored in Photo Mosaic Installation in DC’s Union Station for National Women’s Suffrage Month
The Carver foundation | Civil rights leader Ida B. Wells to be honored in photo mosaic in the Main Hall of Union Station in Washington, DC
Fox 5 Washington DC | Massive portrait honoring civil rights leader Ida B. Wells coming to Union Station
AP News | Suffragist and Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells to be Honored in Photo Mosaic Installation in DC’s Union Station for National Women’s Suffrage Month
Live Auctioneers | Suffragette Ida B. Wells to be honored in photo mosaic
Mediaway | A 1,000 sq. foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being put in at Union Station in DC
EEW Magazine | Suffragist and Civil Rights leader Ida B. Wells to be honored in photo mosaic
The Armenian Reporter | A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
The DCist | A Huge New Ida B. Wells Portrait In Union Station Will Honor The 19th Amendment
Wtop News | Why there will be a large Ida B. Wells mosaic in DC’s Union Station
Popville | Our Story: Portraits of Change, an interactive photo mosaic and art installation depicting a portrait of Ida B. Wells, will be on display in the Main Hall of Union Station.
Washington Post | The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area
The Ritz Herald | Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells to be Honored in Photo Mosaic Installation in DC’s Union Station
NPR | A Massive Ida B. Wells Portrait Honoring The 19th Amendment Is Coming To Union Station
Afro | Ida B. Wells Remembered with Massive Mosaic at Union Station
Women You Should Know | Ida B. Wells, Women’s Suffrage And Civil Rights Hero, To Be Honored With 1,000 Square-Foot Photo Mosaic In DC’s Union Station
Bust | Ida B. Wells To Be Honored In Art Installation At D.C. Union Station Next Week
The American Independent | News you might have missed: DC installs Ida B. Wells mural to celebrate the 19th Amendment
Klek | Ida B. Wells Portrait to Go On Display August 24th in D.C.’s Union Station to Honor Suffragist Centennial
Because Of Them We Can | Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Fellow Black Suffragists are Recognized on the 100thYear Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage
ABC 17 News | A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
Good Black News | Ida B. Wells Portrait to Go On Display August 24th in D.C.’s Union Station to Honor Suffragist Centennial
Yahoo! | Suffragist and Civil Rights Leader Ida B. Wells to be Honored in Photo Mosaic Installation in DC’s Union Station for National Women’s Suffrage Month
Kolumn Magazine | A Massive Ida B. Wells Portrait Honoring The 19th Amendment Will Be On Display In Union Station
The Bharat Express | Ida B. Wells honored in the most special way at Union Station in Washington, DC
News Talk 1450 | Mosaic of Ida B. Wells Being Installed In Union Station
The Hill | Collaboration for justice: How history’s more inclusive past foretells our future