The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission (WSCC) will commemorate 100 years of women’s constitutional right to vote with National Women’s Suffrage Month by sponsoring a mosaic of the iconic suffragist and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells, in the Main Hall of Union Station in Washington, DC.

From August 24-28, the 1,000 square-foot mosaic, titled Our Story: Portraits of Change, will be displayed on the marble floor, assembled from thousands of historical photos of suffragists, with each image telling its own story about the fight for women’s right to vote. The project will be completed in partnership with visual artist Helen Marshall of the People’s Picture and Christina Korp of Purpose Entertainment. An interactive online version of the mosaic is available for visitors to zoom in on photos and learn more about the suffragists depicted at ourstory100.com.

As the starting location of the suffrage “Prison Special” tour in February 1919, Union Station in Washington, D.C. played an important role in the American suffrage movement. The “Prison Special” was a train tour organized by suffragists who had been jailed for picketing the White House in support of the federal women’s suffrage amendment. In February 1919, 26 members of the National Woman’s Party boarded a chartered train they dubbed the “Democracy Limited” at Union Station, and they visited cities across the country to speak to large crowds about their experiences as political prisoners.

The installation is a signature event of National Women’s Suffrage Month, a month-long celebration honoring the history of women’s fight for the vote in August 2020, designated by Congress in collaboration with the WSCC. Learn more about the WSCC and upcoming National Women’s Suffrage Month events at womensvote100.org/suffragemonth.