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Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, oil on canvas by J.-A.-D. Ingres, 1854; in the Louvre Museum, Paris. 240 × 178 cm.

Exekias: Greek amphora depicting Achilles slaying Penthesilea

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

Rosa Parks sitting on a bus

Harriet Tubman seated and facing the camera, wearing a headscarf and a light-colored scarf at her neck, with her hands resting in her lap.

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