On March 15th the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) held its annual Women Making History Awards. NWHW kindly invited the Congressional Commission on the American Museum of Women’s History (CCAMWH) to attend. Commissioner Maria Pesqueira and Commission Executive Director Wendy Pangburn were also invited to update the audience on the work of the independent Commission. Read More …
One of the Commission’s most important tasks is to gather the opinions of the public in regards to a potential American Museum of Women’s History. In order to do that we here at the Congressional Commission on an American Museum of Women’s History have been doing everything from frantically promoting our survey (if you haven’t Read More …
The Commission is seeking photos that capture the stories of women who inspire! Send us personal pictures, public photos, or artistic renditions that tell the story of a woman, or group of women, that you admire. We believe the old maxim that “a picture is worth a thousand words,” and we want to utilize that Read More …
Microsoft recently announced their launch of a new campaign, “Make What’s Next” aimed at providing resources for young girls to pursue subjects in STEM. The company announced the campaign in a series of short videos that highlight lesser-known women inventors from history like Ada Lovelace, Tabitha Babbit, and Yvonne Brill. A huge component of the Read More …
Celebration Focuses on Inspiring and Engaging Young Women and Girls of Color Through Dance, Poetry and Storytelling The National Museum of African Art will join other Smithsonian museums and hundreds of cultural institutions across the country Saturday, March 12, in celebrating a national campaign to reach women and girls of color. The day, held during Read More …
Nancy Reagan, the influential wife of Ronald Reagan, will be buried alongside her husband at his presidential library today in Simi Valley, CA. Ms. Reagan passed away last Sunday at the age of 94. She served as First Lady from 1981-1989 and is widely credited with having a hand in her husband’s political success and Read More …
Applicants are wanted for a spring/summer writing internship working with an award-winning presidential speechwriter and filmmaker. The position will revolve around assisting this head writer in the composition the Congressional Commission on an American Museum of Women’s History’s final report. This report will be submitted to Congress on or before November 18th of this year. Read More …
Makers is a woman-led web platform that features the stories of hundreds of remarkable women in video and other digital formats. Specifically, the web site serves as a portal into the lives of women from a variety of fields through interviews and short documentary clips. Women featured include: media moguls Oprah Winfrey and Ellen Degeneres, Read More …
The National Women’s History Project will highlight this year’s Women’s History Month honorees with an awards luncheon on March 19, 2016 at the Hamilton, in Washington D.C. This year’s sixteen chosen honorees are all women whose life work falls within the theme “ Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service Read More …
The National Women’s History Museum is hosting “The Women Making History Awards” on Monday, March 14th at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. The event will honor women who are making modern history and breaking down barriers in their respective fields. The event will be co-chaired by Senator Lisa Murkowski and Representative Linda Sanchez. Honorees: Read More …