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Smithsonian Debuts Free AR “Unhidden Heroines” Mall Tour

6/24/2026

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The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum launched the “Unhidden Heroines” AR experience on the National Mall.
The tour, which tells the stories of five women—Polly Cooper, Julia Ward Howe, Dorothy Height, Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Mary Katharine Goddard—at five Mall monuments, is free via QR code or unhidden-heroines.com and runs through Dec. 31.
Interim director Melanie Adams said the launch lets the museum be present while a permanent site is pending.

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The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum launched the “Unhidden Heroines” AR experience on the National Mall.
The tour, which tells the stories of five women—Polly Cooper, Julia Ward Howe, Dorothy Height, Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Mary Katharine Goddard—at five Mall monuments, is free via QR code or unhidden-heroines.com and runs through Dec. 31.
Interim director Melanie Adams said the launch lets the museum be present while a permanent site is pending.