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Juneteenth | June 19, 2025

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Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation all enslaved people were made aware of their liberation. As much as Juneteenth celebrates freedom, it’s also an avenue for people to…

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

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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…

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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
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites1 day ago
Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation all enslaved people were made aware of their liberation. As much as Juneteenth celebrates freedom, it’s also an avenue for people to celebrate African-American culture and traditions and an opportunity to reflect on how we, as a society, can move forward.
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites2 days ago
Historical marker dedicated in honor of Ochlocknee folk artist Laura Pope Forester and Pope’s Museum (Georgia). The museum is considered one of the ‘oldest documented art environments in Georgia and the Southeast, and among the oldest remaining sites of its kind in the country.’

National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites3 weeks ago
The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office is currently conducting an architectural/historic survey of prominent women in Oklahoma. Through systematic field investigations and archival research, archaeological and architectural/historic resources are identified, recorded, and evaluated for National Register eligibility. Below you will find information about some of the women included in the survey. More will be added as they and resources associated with them are identified. Have a prominent woman in Oklahoma you'd like considered for this survey? Email Andrew Beard at andrew.beard@history.ok.gov with your suggestions.

National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites4 weeks ago
"We, female service members, must stick together and have our voices heard. We must tell our stories. And for those of us who no longer wear the uniform, we must speak even louder for those who still serve and could face repercussions for speaking up. We all need to reach out to our legislators and demand that they speak up, too."

National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites4 weeks ago
Have you read our May 2025 Newsletter? Our April newsletter highlighted the deep cuts impacting the history sector. A month later, the reality for many of us has not changed. Women's history - and history more generally - is still being harmed by federal actions.

National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites1 month ago
We’re sharing a recent Advocacy Alert from the National Council on Public History. The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites is continuing to lift up advocacy opportunities as there is harm being done to the resources that many women’s history sites rely on.

https://ncwhs.org/news/advocacy-alert-from-the-national-council-on-public-history/