• Did women or men paint the Prehistoric images discovered on cave walls in Europe?
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• Which 17th century Italian females painted powerful accounts of ancient heroines?
• How did the earliest colonial dames beautify their new American homeland?
• Who were Frida Kahlo's modern art compatriots south of the border?
• Why did women enter the mainstream after the 1970s?

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• Check out Enduring Visions: Women's Artistic Heritage Around the World.
• Read about Discovering Native American Art also by Abby Remer.