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Celebrate Women’s History Month at the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian commemorates Women’s History Month in March with a series of family-friendly events, film screenings and activities presented by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum and ...
The American Conservative

Should We Build a National Women’s Museum?

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... On February 10, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a legislative hearing on the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women. Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

From AT&T to NASA, women working as computers performed the calculations that made modern science possible. In the early 1900s, computing joined teaching and nursing as one of the few careers open to ...
The Grio

12 Black women in history who pushed U.S. politics forward

While Black women have been on the frontlines of every social and political movement in the United States, they have often been sidelined or not fully recognized for their contributions. As champions ...
The Heritage Foundation

Should We Build a National Women’s Museum?

On February 10, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a legislative hearing on the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. The Women’s Museum itself was authorized in 2020, but Congress ...