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[[File:Columbia4.jpg|thumb|220px|Columbia is a sailor in President [[William McKinley]]'s navy, and is trying on "world power" on April 6, 1901; the feather is smoke representing expansion into the Pacific and Caribbean]]  

[[File:Columbia4.jpg|thumb|220px|Columbia is a sailor in President [[William McKinley]]'s navy, and is trying on "world power" on April 6, 1901; the feather is smoke representing expansion into the Pacific and Caribbean]]  

'''Columbia''' was a goddess-like female figure who was common representation in art of the United States, as The Goddess of Democracy. The Latin term derived from [[Christopher Columbus]], "The lands of Columbus". Columbia is often a name of vessels used in exploration. She is seen as virtuous and protective, the symbol of American pride and progress. Miss Columbia's popularity declined after the1920s, as she was replacewd by the [[Statue of Liberty]] as the female symbol of America. [[Uncle Sam]] remains the male symbol.

'''Columbia''' was a goddess-like female figure who was common representation in art of the United States, as The Goddess of Democracy. The Latin term derived from [[Christopher Columbus]], "The lands of Columbus". Columbia is often a name of vessels used in exploration. She is seen as virtuous and protective, the symbol of American pride and progress. Miss Columbia's popularity declined after the 1920s, as she was replaced by the [[Statue of Liberty]] as the female symbol of America. [[Uncle Sam]] remains the male symbol.

[[File:Columb1.jpg|thumb|220px|left|[[Thomas Nast]], the great cartoonist of the 1870s, often used Columbia to portray America.  Here she is enslaved by taxes. ''Harper's Weekly'' Feb. 9, 1878]]

[[File:Columb1.jpg|thumb|220px|left|[[Thomas Nast]], the great cartoonist of the 1870s, often used Columbia to portray America.  Here she is enslaved by taxes. ''Harper's Weekly'' Feb. 9, 1878]]