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The Nat Geo archive frames women's lives in photos

sarah leen

Oct 15, 2019

The images in an archive form an invaluable record of the eras in which they were made. Looking through early files to find photographs for these pages—and for our new book, Women: The National Geographic Image Collection—we were struck by how narrowly women were once defined. The pictures are often beautiful, sometimes funny or sad or even shocking—but they are reflective of the prejudices and practices of the times.

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The Nat Geo archive frames women’s lives in photos
Tens of millions of images collected since 1888 reflect the practices and prejudices of a changing world.

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