Completed and placed atop the Capitol Dome in 1863, the Statue of Freedom depicts Columbia, the androgynous personification of the American ideal. (download)

The striking androgyny of Lady Liberty was modeled after the ancient Roman Goddess Libertas, worshipped by slaves as the embodiment of freedom from hierarchy and oppression. (download)

The use of the considerably more masculine Uncle Sam figure as an American symbol coincides with the First World War and the associated high tide of militarism and imperialism. (download)

Sexual Freedom Logo (download)