Frida Kahlo was the first 20th-century Mexican artist to sell a painting to the Louvre. Suzanne Valadon was the first woman accepted to the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in France. And Alma Woodsey Thomas was the first fine arts student to graduate from Howard University. 
But aside from Kahlo, whose image can be found on modern merchandising, many female artists have been largely forgotten by art history. That’s why the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., has launched a social media campaign to illuminate the life and work of female artists from around the world. Timed to Women’s History Month, the effort hinges on one simple question: Can you name five women artists? 

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