Seeking to recapture a forgotten history, The Violet Code is a series of works that investigate the stories of women who transgressed norms of gender and sexuality during the late 19th century. These individuals were suffragists, activists, and feminists, whose lives contradicted traditional notions of American women. By instilling the legacies of Queer women within male dominated and heteronormative visual traditions, this work foregrounds women’s experiences to recapture an exclusionary historical narrative.