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Exhibits

Click the drop down menus below to view student work from the 2020 Contest season! These projects placed in the top three at their Regional Contests and are all advancing to the State Contest. 
junior group exhibit
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Breaking the Enigma: How Alan Turing Saved World War Two
by Jared Lessing, Jared Even, and Jeremy Rosenkranz
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Deborah Sampson: The Barrier-breaking Woman who Paved the Way for Equal Rights
by Yana Divakaran, Holly Torigian, Rylie Peterson, Sofia Tullio 
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Thurgood Marshall
by Rohan Wadhwani, Luke Thumser, Noah Spangler, Deneil Betfarhad, and Henry Carson
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Title IX: Breaking Gender Barriers in Sports
by Kevin Mullaney and Oberg Charli 
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The Wadsworth Atheneum Breaks Barriers of Art for the Public 
by Deana Sims and Mary Petrisko
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Solutions Are Really Only Steps Forward; 13th and 14th Amendment Work Towards Equality
by Quinn Pollack and Madison Moriarty
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The Good Comrade: Mikhail Gorbachev Breaks Barriers
by Sammy Zackin and Avinaash Thillaikumaran
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Shirley Chisholm: A Woman Who Dared to Be Herself
by Anna Kim and June Lanpher
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Sesame Street
by Elinor Wolgemuth, Gabby Titone, Tess Marks, and Georgette Campagne
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Chicago Freedom Movement
by Aekom Diogun, Colin Gordon, and Xavier Going
junior individual exhibit
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Cesar Chavez: Fighting for Farm Workers Rights
by Vladimir Flores
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From Sea to Space
by Phoebe Patrick
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Victoria Woodhull: Leading the Way for Women Since 1870
by Georgia Gushue
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Chloroform: Blessing or a Curse in the 19th Century
by Neev Kanwar
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Sandra Day O’Connor: Breaking Gender Barriers in the United States Supreme Court
by Kate Maglio
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The World’s Most Innocent Victims: Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Special Olympics
by Daphne Brewer
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Cycling On the Road To Freedom: How the Safety Bicycle Broke Barriers for
​Women in the United States
by Claire Flynn
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Freedom of Mad
by Ethan Hocking 
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Sesame Street
by Hannah Ziesche
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World War II, Break the Gender Barrier in the military and work force
by Mary Styblo
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Breaking the Wrong Barriers: The Kara Hultgreen Controversy
by Kathryn Lucente
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Alice Cogswell: the Girl who Inspired the American School for the Deaf
by Eva Gammell
senior group exhibit
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Ignorance ≠ Advancement: How Scientific Breakthrough During the AIDS Crisis Cured America’s Prejudice
by Richa Vaid and Carolina Ferrer
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Jimmy Carter’s Diplomacy Broke Barriers Between Egypt and Israel and
​Achieved Enduring Peace
by Jason Chiu-Skow, Evan Trock, and Max Goldenberg 
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​Standing up by sitting down: How the 504 sit-in monumentally broke down barriers for the disabled community
by Karina Murray, Layla Bloomingdale, and Emmy Marcus
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Obergefell v. Hodge
by Alyssa Velasquez and Jayden Burgos-Arnett
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Opha May Johnson: The First Female Marine
by Arthur Sanchez Leroux, Maya Kelly, and Adriana Gutowska
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Brown v. Board of Education
by Katelynn Delima and Jennifer Gonzalez
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Dr. Alice Hamilton: Breaking Workplace Barriers, Improving Conditions and Health Hazards
by Emma Williams and Caroline Parrott
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Bayard Rustin: Breaking the Barriers of Intolerance
by Gabby Lantier, Gaby Gonzalez, and Maya Markus-Malone
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Exceeding Expectations: Women Conquering Space Exploration
by Leah Darby, Hannah Llewellyn, and Louise Leonard
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Breaking the Ice: Welcoming Antarctica to the World
by Faith Thomas, Ana Dela Cruz, Sarah Hwang, and Laura Snow 
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Breaking Barriers During the Kosovo War
by Arta Berisha and Patriot Berisha
senior individual exhibit
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HeLa Cells: Breaking Barriers in History
by Danielle Spitz 
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The Connecticut State Farm for Women: Breaking New Ground for Women’s
​Prisons and Freedoms
by Mia Porcello
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Barbies: Breaking Barriers in Diversity and Body Image
by Demetria DeMakes
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Breaking Barriers Across Time and Cultures Through Language
by Aicha Ly
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A Woman in Business
by Natalie Gavalis 
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Breaking Barriers in Aviation – Igor Sikorsky
by Harish Prasad
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Elizabeth Blackwell: A Leader in the Medical Field for Women Everywhere
by Lily Walton
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Althea Gibson Breaking Racial Barriers in Tennis
by Doreen Alberino
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Turn of the Century Irish Immigration
by Catherine Tavoletti 
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Australia’s Discrimination Act: The Journey to Flourishing
by Lillith DaSilva-Martinez

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