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Dorothea Lange’s Five Most Iconic Images

August 16, 2026

The Other 98%’s Post

August 7, 2026
Thalidomide was one signature away from being sold to pregnant American women. Frances Kelsey stopped it and saved thousands of lives. The year was 1960. Thalidomide was already the best-se…

She Walked Over 200 Miles in the Snow to Feed a Starving Army. The Oneida Nation Has Remembered Polly Cooper for 250 Years.

July 21, 2026

At the National Women’s History Museum

July 19, 2026
… we’re working to ensure the women whose courage, ingenuity, and leadership shaped our nation are recognized not as footnotes, but as an essential part of our shared history. Dear Jean…

Hawwa (Eve) in Religion and History

July 7, 2026

Women Who Shaped America from the Beginning

July 6, 2026

News from The National Museum of Womem in the Arts

June 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC — The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) today announced that Susan Fisher Sterling, the Alice West Director, will retire at the close of 2026, after nearly four decades of se…

A Slow and Steady Journey Home -This is no ordinary Brews & Bears season; this is our 10th anniversary of putting the FUN in fundraising!

June 1, 2026

During a hurricane, Asheville North Carolina seniors formed a POD that may help them age in place

May 24, 2026
by Jessica Blough CNN Asheville, North Carolina 2026 Members of an Asheville pod gather weekly for communal dinners, a tradition that they started in the wake of Hurricane Helene…

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: the new wave of women photographers – in pictures

May 13, 2026
From Black debutantes to Bolivian matriarchs, this year’s Saltzman-Leibovitz prize shows the diverse subjects being tackled by the next generation of female storytellers. Winner: Marisol Mende…

Celebrating Women in April and May

April 23, 2026
April and May are months dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements and raising awareness about women’s rights and challenges. Here are some key observances during these months: April: Informed…

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women—Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

April 23, 2026