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		<title>We All Know the Liberty Bell, but have you heard of the &#8220;Justice Bell?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Cathy Pickles, NWHM staff member I just spent a wonderful weekend in Philadelphia, which included a long overdue pilgrimage to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. There is something deeply stirring about being in the presence of such a potent symbol of the struggle for our nation’s independence. But it was a display [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: &#8216;The Lives of Margaret Fuller&#8217; by John Matteson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article appeared in the LA Times on February 5, 2012: By Laura Skandera Trombley, Special to the Los Angeles Times February 5, 2012 The Lives of Margaret Fuller A Biography John Matteson W.W. Norton: 510 pp., $32.95 Margaret Fuller didn&#8217;t need to wear a meat dress to attract attention. This socially awkward New Englander, this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/review-the-lives-of-margaret-fuller-by-john-matteson/</link>
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		<title>Title IX&#8217;s 40th Anniversary!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article from the Washington Post 02/02/2012 Cornell McClellan, Obama’s personal trainer, talks work outs and women’s sports By The Reliable Source Cornell McClellan, personal trainer to the Obama family, on Capitol Hill Wednesday. (Edwin Rios/Medill) The surprise star of Wednesday’s celebration of female athletes? A 54-year-old grandfather. Not just any grandfather, of course: We’re talking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/title-ixs-40th-anniversary/</link>
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		<title>Ada Byron Lovelace, World&#8217;s &#8220;First Programmer,&#8221; could be profiled in Walter Issacson&#8217;s Next Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walter Issacson, whose book about the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs  has gained tremendous acclaim, has vacated his position as chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors to devtote more time to his next &#8220;big writing project.&#8221;   What&#8217;s the big project you ask? According to the Washington Post, the book wiill chronicle the history of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/ada-byron-lovelace-worlds-first-programmer-could-be-profiled-in-walter-issacsons-next-book/</link>
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		<title>Now I See My Own Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now I See My Own Books Detailed Itinerary for Universities The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress in partnership with the National Women’s History Museum and the Washington Area Group for Print Culture Studies  is hosting a special presentation of Right Here I See My Own Books: The Woman’s Building Library at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/now-i-see-my-own-books/</link>
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		<title>Check out NWHM&#8217;s Cool New Progressive Era Interactive Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out NWHM&#8217;s first interactive, &#8220;Progressive Era Women.&#8221; The game allows users to select artifacts from five key areas of the Progressive Era &#8211; Temperance, Settlement Houses, Worker&#8217;s Rights, Suffrage and Civil Rights &#8211; and connect them to complete the story of women&#8217;s involvement in the Progressive Era. The interactive corresponds with NWHM&#8217;s Online Exhibit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/check-out-nwhms-cool-new-progressive-era-interactive-game/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Iowa one of Four States that has Never Elected a Woman to the U.S. Senate&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[January 4, 2012&#8211;According to an article appearing in the Washington Post, the state of Iowa is one of only four states that has never sent a woman to the U.S. Senate or House. The other states are Delaware, Mississippi and Vermont. But Iowa and Mississippi are unique&#8211;whereas Delaware and Vermont have elected female governors, Iowa [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/iowa-one-of-four-states-that-has-never-elected-a-woman-to-the-u-s-senate/</link>
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		<title>Comcast&#8217;s Coverage of the de Pizan Honors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Share the excitement of the de Pizan Honors held on Nov. 16, 2011 in Washington, DC, as Comcast Newsmakers airs interviews with attendees at the gala reception. The clip airs for two weeks, starting the week of December 26th! The video segment will be a great treat for both members and friends of the Museum [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/comcasts-coverage-of-the-de-pizan-honors/</link>
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		<title>Meryl Streep Interviewed on CBS&#8217;s 60 Minutes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out Meryl Streep&#8217;s interview on 60 Minutes for her portrayl as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the film &#8221;Iron Lady:&#8221; http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7392094n]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/meryl-streep-interviewed-on-cbss-60-minutes/</link>
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		<title>NWHM Announces its lecture lineup for Spring 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s History” Lecture series- Woodrow Wilson Center Spring Schedule: “New Negro Women and Beyond: Posing Beauty in African American Culture” (The lecture discusses a rich history of beauty that merges gender, race, family, and class from 1890 to now) Dr. Deborah Willis (New York University) – January 18, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-announces-its-lecture-lineup-for-spring-2012/</link>
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		<title>Meryl Streep Makes Mention of National Women&#8217;s History Museum in Phillippine Daily Inquirer Interview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Only In Hollywood Meryl on ‘Streep Tease’ and Margaret Thatcher By: Ruben Nepales Philippine Daily Inquirer December 10, 2011 &#124; 7:42 pm  54 share324  259 MERYL Streep: “I’ve always had empathy for older people.” Photo by Ruben Nepales  LOS ANGELES – Meryl Streep, beautiful in a red cowl neck sweater and black pants, preferred to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/meryl-streep-makes-mention-of-national-womens-history-museum-in-phillippine-daily-inquirer-interview/</link>
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		<title>Meryl Streep on women, history and museums: Kennedy Center Honors Watch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(This article appears in the Washington Post Lifestyle Section: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/arts-post/post/meryl-streep-on-women-history-and-museums-kennedy-center-honors-watch/2011/11/17/gIQAOepdVN_blog.html) By Jacqueline Trescott Meryl Streep, sitting in a hotel conference room and later at a podium at the Ronald Reagan Building, says her personal history has led her to join the effort to establish a National Women’s History Museum. “My grandmother had three children and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/meryl-streep-on-women-history-and-museums-kennedy-center-honors-watch/</link>
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		<title>NWHM President &amp; CEO Interviewed on NBC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click here to view the video of NWHM President Joan Wages beign interviewed by Barbara Harrison of NBC. http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/on-air/as-seen-on/National-Womens-History-Museum-Honors-3-Women-From-the-Past/133572348]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-president-ceo-interviewed-on-nbc/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;African American Women Refugees in the Civil War&#8221; A Lecture by Dr. Thavolia Glymph</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NWHM and United States Studies of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars invite you to a lecture in the series: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Women’s History African American Women Refugees in the Civil War Dr. Thavolia Glymph Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and History Duke University Thursday, November 17, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/african-american-women-refugees-in-the-civil-war-a-lecture-by-dr-thavolia-glymph/</link>
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		<title>Centuries Old Practice of &#8216;Primogeniture&#8217; becomes a thing of the Past</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The time-honored tradition of primogeniture, in which succession of the Royal throne is handed down to the first male child in the family,was laid to rest on Friday, when the 16 Commonwealth nations that acknowledge Queen Elizabeth II as thier monarch, announced that male heirs will no longer take precedence over their sisters in succession. The new reform [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/centuries-old-practice-of-primogeniture-becomes-a-thing-of-the-past/</link>
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		<title>Mozart Had A Sister?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ It seems that 18th century musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was not the only one in his family who displayed a musical genius from an early age. His sister Maria Annaa Walburga Ignatia Mozart, better known as Nannerl, was a talented harpsicord virtuoso in her own right. Her musical legacy however, has been lost for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/mozart-had-a-sister/</link>
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		<title>NWHM President &amp; CEO, Joan Wages, Shares Comments on &#8220;The Deep Black Hole of Women&#8217;s History&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Check out NWHM President &#38; CEO, Joan Wage&#8217;s comments on an article about women&#8217;s history featured on The Women&#8217;s Media Center website. Exclusive: The Deep Black Hole of Women’s History 89Share By Louise Bernikow September 19, 2011 On Tuesday (8 PM, EST), “History Detectives” on PBS  will feature a ”Votes for Women” segment in which author [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-president-ceo-joan-wages-shares-comments-on-the-deep-black-hole-of-womens-history/</link>
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		<title>NWHM Legislation Passes Out of House Committee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NWHM is pleased to announce passage today of the National Women&#8217;s History Museum bill in the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Next stop, the House floor. The NWHM bill was attached to other legislation supported by Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) and re-introduced as HR 2844, the National Women&#8217;s History Museum and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-legislation-passes-out-of-house-committee/</link>
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		<title>NWHM Celebrates Labor Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ On Labor Day 1940, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt wrote that for all citizens, “Labor Day must be one of the most significant days on our calendar. On this day we should think with pride of the growing place which the worker is taking in this country … That is as it should be in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-celebrates-labor-day/</link>
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		<title>The de Pizan Honors Tickets Available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Join Meryl Streep and friends of the National Women&#8217;s History Museum for the first annual The de Pizan Honors, a gala event paying tribute to women from the past and present. The event will take place on November 16, 2011 at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, D.C. beginning at 6:00 pm. The de [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/de-pizan-honors-tickets-available/</link>
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		<title>NWHM Celebrates Women&#8217;s Equality Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 26th is Women&#8217;s Equality Day and marks the anniversary of national woman suffrage.  Across the seventy-two years between the first major women’s rights conference at Senecca Falls, New York, in 1848, and the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, thousands of people participated in marches through cities like New York and Washington DC, wrote editorials and pamphlets, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/nwhm-celebrates-womens-equality-day/</link>
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		<title>Response to Huffington Post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We applaud the well-written article on the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) by Andrea Stone of the Huffington Post. We are proud to celebrate the accomplishments of women. As indicated in Ms. Stone’s article, the NWHM Board has a policy that all program content will be determined by scholars, just like at the Smithsonian and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/response-to-huffington-post/</link>
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		<title>A Tribute to First Lady Betty Ford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A Tribute to First Lady Betty Ford    By: Joan Wages, NWHM President &#38; CEO   First Lady Betty Ford was both a controversial pioneer, a crusader for women’s rights, and one of the most respected and beloved women in America.  Like the suffragists, she empowered generations and changed the lives of thousands. It is women like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/a-tribute-to-first-lady-betty-ford/</link>
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		<title>An Exceprt from Scholar &amp; Author Sally McMillen&#8217;s Letter to NWHM President, Joan Wages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;What a treat it was to be there among such a stimulating group of women to discuss ideas for the future National Women&#8217;s History Museum.You remind me of the nineteenth-century suffragists I have written about who pursued a dream and never gave up, though I certainly hope this dream will not take 72 years to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/an-exceprt-from-scholar-author-sally-mcmillens-letter-to-nwhm-president-joan-wages/</link>
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		<title>Women’s History Museum is Inspiring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Women’s History Museum could be Inspiring&#8221;   The Marietta Times- May 20, 2011 http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/536135/Women-s-History-Museum&#8211;could-be-inspiring.html We support efforts to develop a national Women&#8217;s History Museum and join others in asking Congress to move forward with the idea.  This week, State Rep. Debbie Phillips outlined details of the plan in a letter she submitted to this newspaper. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/women%e2%80%99s-history-museum-could-be-inspiring/</link>
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Support the Women’s History Museum Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Support the Women’s History Museum Act May 19, 2011 The Marietta Times http://www.mariettatimes.com/page/content.detail/id/536112/Support-the-Women-s&#8211;History-Museum-act.html?nav=5007 Save &#124; May is the month for Mother&#8217;s Day, an appropriate time to continue to recognize and commemorate our mothers and grandmothers. It is also the appropriate month to honor our nation&#8217;s foremothers by urging Congress to pass the National Women&#8217;s History [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/letter-to-the-editor-support-the-women%e2%80%99s-history-museum-act/</link>
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		<title>South Carolina General Assembly Resolution to Support NWHM Adopted May 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Carolina General Assembly 119th Session, 2011-2012 H. 4183 House Resolution Sponsors: Reps. Brady, Parks, Thayer, Dillard, Butler Garrick, Erickson, Long, Allison, Neilson, Cobb‑Hunter, Henderson, Horne, Munnerlyn and Nanney Introduced in the House on May 5, 2011 Adopted by the House on May 5, 2011 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/south-carolina-general-assembly-resolution-to-support-nwhm-adopted-may-5/</link>
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		<title>Latino museum recommended for Mall (The Examiner, 5/5/2011)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Latino museum recommended for Mall (The Examiner, 5/5/2011) By: Liz Farmer 05/05/11 8:05 PM A federal commission is asking Congress to establish a new museum next to the Capitol dedicated to Latino American history and culture. The report, released Thursday and endorsed by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, calls for Congress to create a museum that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/latino-museum-recommended-for-mall-the-examiner-552011/</link>
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		<title>Press: The Republic (4/22/11)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Washcall: Internet taxation &#8211; Women&#8217;s History Museum By LISA HOFFMAN WASHINGTON &#8211; The gaping chasms that are state budget deficits may become the black hole of Internet taxation this year, drawing Congress and some states inexorably into instituting taxes on what you purchase online. That&#8217;s what some analysts expect, viewing the nation&#8217;s dismal fiscal balance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/washcall-internet-taxation-womens-history-museum/</link>
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		<title>New Jersey NWHM Regional Council Gala</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a grand finale event for Women’s History Month, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) hosted a spectacular gala event at the Hyatt Hotel in New Brunswick on Thursday, March 31. The gala, organized by the New Jersey Regional Council of NWHM, recognized the importance of the work and mission of the Museum. The Gala [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nwhm.org/blog/new-jersey-nwhm-regional-council-gala/</link>
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