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WASHINGTON - The nation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment – which ensured a woman’s right to vote – this week, and nowhere was that celebration more prominent than in the District of Columbia.
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D.C. landmarks joined hundreds of prominent sites across the country by being lit up in purple and gold, two colors commonly associated with women’s suffrage.
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According to the Forward Into Light campaign, the landmarks and organizations that committed to the effort included:
- The White House
- The National Archives
- The Smithsonian
- Library of Congress
- Corcoran School of the Arts & Design at GW
- The Kennedy Center
- The Phillips Collection
- The Daughters of the American Revolution
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