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Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative online museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society. A renowned leader in women’s history education, the Museum brings to life the countless untold stories of women throughout history, and serves as a space for all to inspire, experience, collaborate, and amplify women’s impact—past, present, and future. We strive to fundamentally change the way women and girls see their potential and power.
Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.
Myra Pollack SadkerProfessor, Author, Researcher, and Activist
Featured Digital Resource
In this special virtual exhibition, explore how fourth wave feminists continue to provide innovative ways to advocate for women’s rights, from organizing on social media to marching for reproductive rights. Read about the impact of technology on feminism, #MeToo, TIMES UP, and more.
Explore the virtual exhibition here.
Featured Biographies for February
Learn more about legal theorist and writer Pauli Murray, community organizer Mary Treadwell, and civil rights activist Dorothy Height in this month’s featured biographies.
Murray, Treadwell, and Height are all featured in the NWHM’s upcoming exhibition in Washington, DC, We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC. You can learn more about the exhibition here.
Use the NWHM’s compendium of online biographies to spark curiosity and dig deeper into women’s impact in our shared history. Explore more here.
If we want our girls to benefit from the courage and wisdom of the women before them, we have to share the stories.
Shireen Dodson
Many of us are not sure how to counter racism when we witness it and don’t know what to say when people we know downplay or trivialize the hate, prejudice and discrimination that people of color experience in our country.
Being an ally in the struggle for racial justice and equity goes beyond simply not being racist. We hope this list of resources help to educate and motivate you to take action.
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Students and Educators
Discover our educational resources. Find lesson plans, biographies, posters, timelines, videos, and more on a wide variety of women's history topics.
Museum News
Women Making History Awards Returns to DC
National Women’s History Museum Announces Exciting Partnership with Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
