On Tuesday, January 26th, scholars and museum practitioners from across the country braved a historic blizzard to gather in Washington, D.C. to discuss the theoretical and ethical dynamics of a future national women’s history museum. Over forty hardy scholars attended the event in person, braving delayed flights and difficult road conditions, while many participated and Read More …
Below are some of the photos taken at the Scholar Summit on Women’s History and Public History held on January 26, 2016 at The Atlantic Council. The full list of summit participants is available. For details on the summit use #WmnHistSummit on Twitter. For a full description of the Read More …
The Scholar Summit has moved today to the Atlantic Council ! The address is: 1030 15th Street, NW (corner of 15th and L Street, NW) 12th Floor – West Elevator (202-778-4952) Nearest metro stops are McPherson Square on the Blue Line and Farragut North on the Redline! The Summit will start at 11:00 am
Due to the continued closure of federal offices in the Washington D.C. area tomorrow, the Scholar Summit will now take place at an alternate location. The new location will be available tomorrow morning. Please check www.womenshistorycommission.org/news in the morning for the updated location. Thank you once again for your patience!
The Scholar Summit has changed its start time. Instead of starting at 10:00 am on Tuesday – the Summit will begin at 11:00 am at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Please continue to check this web site for additional details. Should the government decide to keep all federal buildings closed on Tuesday, we will post in Read More …
Attention Scholar Summit Attendees! After a number of phone calls today, we are still moving forward with the Summit! Just too much work has gone into this to start over and our Commission timeline is just too tight to push this important meeting further on in the year. So here is the plan: The panelists Read More …
As you are probably all aware, Washington, DC was hit by a major blizzard over the weekend. Snow in most of the city exceeds 20 inches and the status of flight schedules, airport closings/openings, availability to mass transportation, and federal building (including the Wilson Center) opening hours are all up-in-air. As we investigate options for Read More …
The Congressional Commission on a National Women’s History Museum will be hosting a Scholar Summit on January 26, 2016 at the Wilson International Center for Scholars. Below is an outline of the day’s schedule. SUMMIT SCHEDULE – the program will start promptly at 10:00 am and seats are on a first come, first serve basis. Read More …
From Left to Right: Abigail Adams, Alice Paul, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth L Gardner (WASP), and Laura Ingalls Wilder We recently asked our interns to answer the question “Who is your favorite historical Woman?” Here are the results! Daniella Amell: Abigail Adams Angela Phillips: Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Paul. Roosevelt completely changed the role of the Read More …
Happy Birthday Alice Paul! Check out today’s Google Doodle honoring suffrage leader Alice Paul, who founded the National Women’s Party and organized the 1913 Suffrage Parade in Washington, D.C, as well as the campaign to picket the White House. She was born today in 1885.