1 A bruise is commonly tender and sometimes even painful for the first few days, but the pain usually goes away as the color fades. 2  Because the skin is not broken in a bruise as with a scrape or cut there is little risk of infection.
The Women's Memorial debuted in 1993 as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial â the iconic etched wall that was dedicated 11 years earlier and remains one of the most visited sites in Washington, D.C., according to The Huffington Post.
In the mid-1960s, the country was riveted by political activists, first battling for the civil rights for African Americans, then demonstrating against the Vietnam War. Women learned from these radical criticisms of society and began to adopt their rhetoric and methods toward issues of women's rights. On Womenâs Liberation Day, April 17, 1971, the New England Womenâs Coalition marched from Copley Square Plaza to the Boston Common.