National Women's History Museum’s Post

"The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is just two years away. America250 is the official entity charged by Congress with planning celebrations and recently announced its inaugural National Resource Partners — a select group of nonprofit organization that will help elevate and scale America250 programing. One of the partners is the National Women's History Museum (NWHM). In a recent statement from NWHM president and CEO Frédérique Campagne Irwin, she says, "Women have been largely excluded from the narrative of America’s historical contributions and achievements. As a National Resource Partner, we'll support the strategic vision that the America250 Commission has laid out to ensure that women's stories and history are incorporated in this commemoration." Read more from County Line Magazine: https://lnkd.in/eteZ-stg

Congratulations to NWHM Board Member Lisa Marsh Ryerson, who began her tenure today as the sixth president of Southern New Hampshire University. We're profoundly grateful to have Lisa serve as an officer on our Board, and we look forward to watching her lead in this new role at SNHU. Read the SNHU announcement: https://lnkd.in/ezmcwpXj

We're pleased to share our first annual Impact Report, which covers our work in throughout 2023. We hope this publication gives you a sense of the magnitude of the work that we did last year, and the depth of support that we received from supporters like you that made it all possible. Moving forward, we plan to institute this publication in April of each year to articulate not only the impact we have as an organization, but also the progress we are making towards our new strategic plan and mission. Every woman has a story. On behalf of the Board and staff of the National Women’s History Museum, thank you for helping us share them. Read NWHM's Annual Impact Report here: https://lnkd.in/eSrEpPHu

"When girls are consistently treated as second-rate, they are conditioned to believe they do not deserve the same opportunities and respect that boys receive — on and off the playing field." June 22 marked 52 years since the passage of Title IX, an amendment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs that receive federal funding. In this new must-read commentary, Carly Wetzel explores the remarkable progress made since the passage of Title IX, the significant challenges yet to overcome, and the important work of our National Coalition Partner, the Voice in Sport Foundation. VOICEINSPORT Foundation is a nonprofit organization working to close the gap for girls and women in sports through research, education, and leadership programs. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCqMWe7t #TitleIX

The National Women’s History Museum is delighted to announce the 2024 cohort of educators participating in our “For Educators, By Educators” classroom resource development initiative. Educators collaborate with Museum staff to create K-12 lesson plans that help learners explore women's impacts on society. All resources developed through this initiative are included in the Museum's compendium of online Classroom Resources, which are available free of charge. In 2024, "For Educators, By Educators" is sponsored in part by The Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Eastern Region Program, coordinated by Waynesburg University. NWHM is a Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium Member. We're honored to share the 2024 "For Educators, By Educators" Cohort: • Paige Adams, United States Currency: Primitive Imagery of an Industrialized Society • Angela Andriesse, LGBT+ Women's Contributions to Social and Political Movements • Aryssa Damron, Women and the American Revolution • Katie Dineen, Native Women and Anti-Colonialism in the Arc of US History • Aditi Doshi, Beyond the Bus Boycott: Rosa Parks' Activism Before and After 1954 • Jael Goldstein, Agnes de Mille's Rodeo and Women on the Frontier • Krista Lyons, Radium Girls and Creating Safer Working Conditions • Christine Persun, Julia Child and Chemistry in the Kitchen • Nicole Procaccio, Mary Cassat and Women's Social Issus in Art • Jennifer Schneider, Alice Paul: Solidarity, Sisterhood, and Found Strength • Patrick Sprinkle, The Power of Dissent: Sonia Sotomayor and the Power of Dissent • Rachel Turner, Exploring Maria Tallchief: A Dance Journey Through History Each participant’s classroom resource will be published and made available free of charge on NWHM’s website throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e7RhveP2

Did you know that less than 2% of philanthropic dollars go to women’s and girls’ organizations? That must change! We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected from hundreds of organizations to be featured in the inaugural The Giving List Women Book, which tells the powerful stories of organizations investing in women and girls locally, nationally and globally. When women and girls thrive, we all thrive — as does our planet. Click the links below to learn more about the Giving List Women and to read about our critical work in the digital version of the #GivingListWomen 2024 Book. Read about our work: https://lnkd.in/eaRM4FUK Read the Giving List Women 2024 Book: https://lnkd.in/eEV3kkiT #MoreThan2Percent #GiveToWomenAndGirls #GivingListWomen #LensNotLane #WomensHistory

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 National History Day Women’s History Prizes! This year’s theme was “Turning Points in History.” Avani Durvasula and Farah Hawks, students at Eastern Middle School, won first place in the Junior Exhibit category for their project chronicling segregation in the women’s suffrage movement. In the Senior Exhibit category, Iowa high school student and track star Anessa Morrison focused her award-winning project on Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to run in the Boston Marathon. Her display, “Running Towards Gender Equality,” was featured in the National Museum of American History alongside other prize winners. The National History Day Women's History Prizes are sponsored by the National Women's History Museum thanks to the generosity of one of our long-time charter members. We are proud to support these students and their schools in their efforts to learn about and share women’s history! To learn more about how you can get involved in National History Day, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/esMeC6ji #WomensHistory #NHD

We are proud to be an America250 National Resource Partner! 🤝 We are honored to be part of a select group of expert nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations that will help elevate and scale America250 programming. As we gear up for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, we will help to ensure women's history is woven into the telling of our nation’s history and plans for our future. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eyArxwzf #America250 #Semiquincentennial