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Walt Whitman & Peter Doyle, 1865-1892: revolutionizing American poetry -- Martha Carey Thomas & Mamie Gwinn, 1878-1904: opening graduate education to American women -- Ned Warren & John Marshall, 1884-1927: building the collections of America's art museums -- Mary Rozet Smith & Jane Addams, 1891-1934: breaking new ground in social reform and global peace -- Bessie Marbury & Elsie de Wolfe, 1892-1933: founding the field of interior design -- J.C. Leyendecker & Charles Beach, 1901-1951: taking the art of illustration to a new level -- Alice B. Toklas & Gertrude Stein, 1907-1946: expanding the dimensions of American literature -- Janet Flanner & Solita Solano, 1919-1975: pioneering a new style of journalism -- Greta Garbo & Mercedes de Acosta, 1931-1960: making Hollywood the celebrity capital of the world -- Aaron Copland & Victor Kraft, 1932-1976: inventing a distinctly American style of music -- Frank Merlo & Tennessee Williams, 1948-1963: lifting American theater to new heights -- James Baldwin & Lucien Happersberger, 1949-1987: attacking racism through literature -- Robert Rauschenberg & Jasper Johns, 1954-1962: expanding the definition of art -- Ismail Merchant & James Ivory, 1961-2005: turning literary works into sumptuous films -- Frances Clayton & Audre Lorde, 1968-1988: raising a voice for women of color. |
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