NWHM is dedicated to researching and spotlighting the unheralded and under- heralded role of women and their accomplishments. We believe that women and men will form greater partnerships as both learn about this missing part of history!
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- Location:
- Alexandria, VA , 22304
- Phone:
- 703-461-1920
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National Women's History Museum Born, 1838: Lizzie Merrill Palmer-philanthropist: founded by bequest the Merrill-Palmer Institute, Detroit, Michigan
National Women's History Museum Born,1893: Margaret Leech - writer, historian, won two Pulitzer Prizes in history for Reveille in Washington (1942) & In the Days of McKinley (1960)
National Women's History Museum 1916:Jeannette Rankin (R-MT) elected to the U.S. Congress -- the first woman elected to that position
National Women's History Museum Born,1857:Ida Tarbell-Newspaper & magazine writer & editor, lecturer, muckraker,wrote exposes on Standard Oil and the Oil Industry, biography of Lincoln
National Women's History Museum 1923:Mary Crisp born-Republican party activist, feminist, was Co-Chair of the GOP and an Advisory Board member of this Museum until she died in 2007
National Women's History Museum 1965 Journalist & anti communist, Dickey Chapelle died, killed by a land mine in Vietnam,the first woman war correspondent killed in combat
National Women's History Museum The Senate version of our site legislation was introduced by Senators Susan Collins (ME) and Barbara Boxer (CA)...it won't be long now!!
National Women's History Museum 1970:Bella Abzug elected to U.S. Congress-politician, co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus
National Women's History Museum Born,1883:Jessie Daniel Ames-reformer on suffrage and anti-lynching,founded the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching (ASWPL).
National Women's History Museum Born, 1860: Juliette Gordon Low - founder of the Girl Scouts
National Women's History Museum Born,1837: Harriet Powers-African American quilter; her quilts are in the Smithsonian
National Women's History Museum Meeting with our exhibit designers in NYC tomorrow (29th)...things are really coming together!! The Senate is supposed to have introduced their version of our bill today...but since we haven't heard about it yet it may be tomorrow...soon very soon!!
National Women's History Museum Born,1816:Mary Myers Thomas-physician, reformer: suffrage; U.S. Sanitary Commission service
National Women's History Museum Born 1891: Fannie Brice (entertainer)- Helloooo Dolly! ;-)
