Welcome
We are moving into a new phase of our growth and development of NWHM. We think our new look reflects our core values and supports our ongoing mission. We hope you do too! The National Women’s History Museum affirms the value of knowing Women’s History, illuminates the role of women in transforming society and encourages all people, women and men, to participate in democratic dialogue about our future.
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Join Meryl Streep in Fighting to Give Women’s History a Home Next to the National Mall
We need your help to urge the Senate to act now on The National Women’s History Museum Act. Show your support by signing this petition to give the National Women’s History Museum a permanent site in Washington, D.C.Resources
Interactive: Progressive Era WomenNWHM is pleased to announce the launch of its first online interactive, "Progressive Era Women." The game allows users to select artifacts from five key areas of the Progressive Era - Temperance, Settlement Houses, Worker's Rights, Suffrage and Civil Rights - and connect them to complete the story of women's involvement in the Progressive Era. The interactive corresponds with NWHM's Online Exhibit "Reforming Their World: Women in the Progressive Era." Play The Game
Honor a Woman
Honor and thank the women who have helped shape your lifeShare the story of your mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, teacher, neighbor or friend and the positive mark they have made.
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Support Us
We appreciate support in all forms and are especially grateful for financial support from individuals like you. Consider the following ways you can help us build our museum: Gift Membership, Donate Online, Donate by Mail, Donate by Phone and Planned Giving.
de Pizan Honors
Meryl Streep at the de Pizan HonorsWatch Meryl Streep open the de Pizan Honors on November 16, 2011.
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NWHM Membership
Please join with us in this historic effort to reclaim the "other half" of history by becoming a Charter Member of the National Women's History Museum today!
Please join with us in this historic effort to reclaim the "other half" of history by becoming a Charter Member of the National Women's History Museum today!
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Join Meryl Streep and friends of the National Women’s History Museum for the first annu... [more]Women’s History in Washington Lecture ...
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The National Women’s History Museum and United States Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Internatio... [more]Shine On April 12 Event
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You are invited to join NWHM in partnership with Good Housekeepingmagazine for Shine On, a... [more]