The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites advocates for historic sites that center the preservation and interpretation of the important role of women and gender non-conforming individuals as core to the American story.

News

Executive Order 14121 — DRAFT Final Recommendation in Response to Executive Order 14121, Updated March 2025

| News, RICBlog | No Comments
The Research & Interpretation Committee of the National Collaborative of Women's History Sites (NCWHS) has been reviewing President Biden's Executive Order 14121. Executive Order 14121 -- Recognizing and Honoring Women's History…

Trail Highlights

National Votes for Women Trail Celebrates Two Main Reasons for Their Success!

| Featured Post, Trail | No Comments
Marsha Weinstein and Coline Jenkins NVWT Trailblazer Award Winners The National Votes for Women Trail (nvwt.org), a project of The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites celebrated Women’s History Month…

Join us on Social Media!

National Collaborative for Women's History Sites

The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) supports and promotes the preservation and interpretation of sites and locales that bear witness to women's participation in American life. The Collaborative makes women's contributions to history visible so that all women's experiences and potential are fully valued. Be a part of our mission -- Join the NCWHS today!
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
The Mother's Advice that Led to Women's Suffrage | History Honors 250
Sometimes, it really does come down to one vote (and the voter's mother) to change history. #HISTORYHonors250Discover more American history on our site:https...
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites1 week ago
Have you watched our 2024 Annual Meeting video? It includes a discussion on women's labor in America. Watch today!

Labor Women in America Telling Their Stories, Saving Their Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
Labor Women in America Telling Their Stories, Saving Their Sites
As Education Director of the American Labor Museum, Evelyn Hershey coordinates and conducts educational programs for learners of all ages. The American Labor...
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites2 weeks ago
Colorado: She Voted from the Mountaintop 🗻
In this episode, Andrea Malcomb discusses the suffrage battle in Colorado, including suffragists Molly Brown, Elizabeth Ensley and Ida Clark DePriest, Dr. Caroline Spencer, Agapito Vigil, and Every Word We Utter statue in Loveland!

Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3u7hwcw6

This work is done through the dedication of volunteers, but the costs associated with producing, hosting, and promoting are no small thing! Please support this project, and other projects, by the Collaborative by donating here: https://ncwhs.wildapricot.org/donate
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites2 weeks ago
Missouri: The Music Beneath the March 🎶
In this episode, Cynthia Holmes and Elyssa Ford discuss the suffrage battle at sites in Missouri, including suffragists Virginia and Francis Minor, Anna Holland Jones, Alma Nash and the Missouri Women’s Military Band, and the Golden Lane Parade in 1916!

Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/3vdzv8s7

This work is done through the dedication of volunteers, but the costs associated with producing, hosting, and promoting are no small thing! Please support this project, and other projects, by the Collaborative by donating here: https://ncwhs.wildapricot.org/donate
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites2 weeks ago
According to Merriam-Webster, equality is defined as "the quality or state of being equal". This includes being equal in status, rights, and opportunities. It emphasizes treating all individuals the same and providing them with equal resources and opportunities, regardless of their circumstances. We thought it was important to emphasize the definition this year.

August 26th marks the day the 19th Amendment was adopted and celebrate the importance of the women's suffrage movement and the work to secure and expand equal rights.

The work of the Collaborative is done through the dedication of volunteers. However, the costs associated with webhosting, donation processing, and other general management fees are no small thing! Please support the projects and mission of by the Collaborative by donating here: https://ncwhs.wildapricot.org/donate

#WomensEqualityDay #womensequalityday
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites2 weeks ago
Pennsylvania: Silent Bells and Land Armies
In this episode, Robyn Young discusses the suffrage movement in Pennsylvania, including suffragists Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Hannah Patterson, Anna Howard Shaw, and Emma Writt and her sisters Pauline and Mary. Also, the 1915 Justice Bell Tour is highlighted 🔔

Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yz9xeykw

This work is done through the dedication of volunteers, but the costs associated with producing, hosting, and promoting are no small thing! Please support this project, and other projects, by the Collaborative by donating here: https://ncwhs.wildapricot.org/donate