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Joan as a Feminist Symbol

In contemporary terms, one could see Joan as a strong woman who had her own life and job, never married, and did not have children. These features encouraged some to understand her as a feminist model. Her legacy has become a rallying cry for the feminist movement in the United States.

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Riverside Park Statue

The Riverside Park Statue of Joan of Arc in New York City may not seem like a remarkable feature of feminism, but its history makes it important. Anna Hyatt Huntington created the statue, making her the first woman to create a full-scale equestrian monument in the United States.

Calling on the "Women of America"

This poster, created by the United States Treasury Department, calls on American women to do their part in the American war effort in the First World War. Although women in the United States were not allowed to vote or serve in the armed forces at this point, women were still able to do their part. Having Joan of Arc, a woman who broke gender norms of her time to fight, be the face of women's role in the home front demonstrates how she became an apt symbol of the power of women within the United States.

United States Treasury Department, "Joan of Arc Poster, World War I," 1914-1918

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Women's Suffrage

Women's suffrage was a social and political matter. One notable figure in the fight for women's right to vote was Joan of Arc. She represented a fighting spirit and pushed the boundaries for women in her time, so it is fitting that she became a fixture in the early 20th-century fight for women's suffrage. This poster shows how she became an apt symbol for American women's fight for equality.

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