She Walked Over 200 Miles in the Snow to Feed a Starving Army. The Oneida Nation Has Remembered Polly Cooper for 250 Years.
At the National Women’s History Museum
… 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
News from The National Museum of Womem in the Arts
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!
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS: the new wave of women photographers – in pictures
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 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…
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN WOMEN: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection
Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery 2nd Edition
Dear Friends: I very rarely write “political poems,” but here is one that was just published in the journal One, online.
“There Was Someone Named Rachel” written on the 50th Anniversary of “Silent Spring”
