Against all Odds – the Little Engine that Could (and Did!)

Pivotal moments on the path to creating a Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Pivotal moments include, but are not limited to: Under the leadership of Rep. Carolyn Maloney, on December 19, 2014, the passage of H.R. 863 that created a Congressional Commission to study the potential for a national museum honoring women’s history in America. Read More …

Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative

American Women’s History Initiative Women’s stories are the stories of our civilization. Women have influenced eras, changed nations and shaped history. Yet countless of their stories are not well known, their contributions not fully integrated into our national narrative. The Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative will amplify women’s voices to honor the past, inform the Read More …

Happy Women’s Equality Day from the American Museum of Women’s History Congressional Commission!

This day honors the anniversary of the 19th Amendment becoming law, legally giving women the right to vote nation-wide. The suffrage movement was a struggle that lasted seventy-two years, with most of those who started it in 1848 not around to see it finally succeed in 1920. The Commission recognizes the importance of these suffragists, Read More …

Celebrating Outgoing U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios

    On Monday, August 8th, the Chair of the Congressional Commission on the American Museum of Women’s History, Jane Abraham, and the Executive Director, Wendy Pangburn, attended the farewell event for outgoing U.S. Treasurer, Rosie Rios. Rios has served as Treasurer since 2009, when President Obama appointed her. As Treasurer, she oversaw the Bureau Read More …

Senator Baldwin Introduces Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Act

  On June 16, 2016, Senator Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin introduced bill S. 3073, entitled the “Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission Act”. If passed, the bill will establish a commission to “ensure a suitable observance” of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave American women the right to vote nationwide. The Read More …