11.2019TheToyotaPriuswithavailableAWD-e1THEFIRSTSCENEinthehistoryofNationalGeographicdoesn’thaveasinglewomaninit.ItoccurredonJanuary13,1888,when33menofscienceandlettersgatheredinawood-paneledclubinWashington,D.C.,andvotedtheNationalGeographicSocietyintoexistence.Ourarchivecontainsnophotographsoftheevent,asnoneweremade—whichseemsironic,sinceifNationalGeographicisknownforanything,it’sforcreatinganindeliblevisualrecordoflifeonEarth.Overtime,astheNationalGeographicImageCollectiongrew—tomorethan64millionphysicalanddigitalassetstoday—anotherrecordunwittinglywasformed:aglobalchronicleofthelivesofwomen,uptothepresentday.Thesepictures,takenlargelyoverthepastcentury,aresnapshotsoftheirtimes,show-inghowwomenwereperceived,howtheyweretreated,howmuchpowertheyhad—ordidn’thave.Theimagesilluminatewhatusedtobecalled,quaintly,“awoman’splace”—aconceptthat’schangingbeforeoureyes.You’llseemanyimagesfromthearchiveinthisspecialissueonwomen—ourfirstinwhichallthecontributingwriters,photographers,andartistsarefemale.Withthisissue,wekickoffayearofcoverageacrossourprint,digital,Peopleatthis1913Washington,D.C.,paradeweredemandingvotingrightsforU.S.women.ThedocumentaryWomenofImpact:ChangingtheWorldincludesinterviewswithmorethan40boundary-breaking,history-makingwomen.Itpre-mieresOctober26at10/9conNationalGeographic.HEARINGOURVOICESBYSUSANGOLDBERGFromtheeditorNOVEMBER2019WOMEN:TheNationalGeographicImageCollectionreflectswomen’slives,withstunningphotographs,inter-viewswithluminaries,andtalesfromfamedfemalephotogra-phers.It’savailableOctober22wherebooksaresoldandatshopng.com/books.PHOTO:CLINEDINSTSTUDIOandbroadcastplatformsexploringthelivesofwomenandthemassivechangesunderwayforgirlsandwomenaroundtheglobe.Youcanseetheshiftbeginwithonegrainypicturefromthearchive,onthepreviouspage.ItcapturescrowdssurroundingaWashington,D.C.,paradeofwomenseekingtherighttovote—whichtheygotwhenthe19thAmendmenttotheU.S.ConstitutionwasratifiedinAugust1920.Ourcoveragethrough2020willcelebratethecentenaryoft...
