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.