Explore New Jersey Women’s Heritage Trail in Celebration of Women’s History Month
Women have played significant roles in New Jersey history through politics, scientific advancements, arts, culture, etc. The Journey Through Jersey and […]
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Philly to Erect Marian Anderson Statue, City’s First Monument to a Black Woman
Philadelphia will soon have a new statue of the famed opera singer Marian Anderson. The monument will be the first […]
MD Women’s Museum Changes Foundation Name over Namesake’s Pro-slavery Beliefs
The Maryland Museum of Women’s History has announced that it will be changing the name of its foundation after discovering […]
Pennsylvania Approves 23 New Historic Markers
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission recently approved applications for twenty-three new historical markers throughout the state. The new markers […]
PACSCL Conference to Explore Women’s Activism from 1820-1920
Next month the Philadelphia Area Consortium for Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) will hold an online conference exploring a century of […]
Maryland Museum of Women’s History Announces First Major Exhibit
The Maryland Museum of Women’s History does not yet have a physical location you can visit. When the first building […]
National Park Service Awards Grant to Study Women’s History in DC
Last month, the National Park serviced awarded a $50,000 grant to Washington DC to fund a study of women’s history […]
Delaware’s Annual Chautauqua Tent Show to Celebrate Women’s Suffrage Movement
In the late nineteenth century, adults gathered in large tents to hear lectures, see performances, and listen to sermons. Tent […]
PA Museum Offers Virtual Tour of Women’s Suffrage Exhibit
2020 marks an important anniversary in US women’s history- the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Museums and […]
Winterthur Uses Social Media to Let You See Inside the Galleries
Many of the digital history projects I have browsed during this quarantine were produced by institutions I have visited in-person. […]