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WOMEN LEADING THE WAY

“WHO WAS THE FIRST WOMAN IN YOUR FAMILY TO VOTE?“

Women Leading the Way is a national student art and storytelling project celebrating the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Through powerful portraits and personal essays, students explore the history of women’s suffrage, connect with their own family stories, and reflect on the question: “Who was the first woman in your family to vote?”

February 12 - March 10, 2026
Created by Mireille Miller

1_MarianneDj.jpg
#1Marianne Dj
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#2Timlan
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#4Julieta
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#5Yally
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#6Eva
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#7Emma
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#8Kian
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9-Sascha.png
#9Sascha
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#10Felix
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#11Juliette
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12-Gabriel.png
#12Gabriel
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13-Leo.png
#13Leo
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#14Karl
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#15Wendy
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#16Naël
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#17Gia
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#18Yusuf
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#19Lina
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#20Isaak
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#25Oscar
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#36Marianne
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#39Sophia
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#42Philippine
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8 Q's on the Bench with Barbara Herzfeld

Henry sits down with artist Barbara Herzfeld to dive into her inspiring creative journey. Her fascination with painting bodies began with sumo wrestlers — a subject that became deeply personal. Barbara says she sometimes feels there’s “a little sumo” inside her, helping her fight life’s challenges. She is also obsessed with vintage photography and wishes she could time travel. Tune in to hear where, when, and why she’d go if she could journey through time.

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