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 […]
women’s history
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. […]
Old Barracks Exhibit Explores Its Role in Anti-Suffrage Movement
Museums across the country have been mounting women’s suffrage exhibits in anticipation of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of […]