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Paul Cole is Executive Director of the American Labor Studies Center (www.labor-studies.org). The Kate Mullany House is a National Historic Landmark and home of the American Labor Studies Center. Kate Mullany was the founder and leader of the nation’s first all women’s union – the Troy Collar Laundry Union in 1864 – and the first woman to serve as an officer of a national union.
Evelyn Hershey is the Education Director of the American Labor Museum. The American Labor Museum is headquartered in the historic Botto House National Landmark, the 1908 home of immigrant silk mill workers. It served as a haven for free speech and assembly during the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike.
New from the National Collaborative
NCWHS Launches New Podcast that Highlights How American Women Won the Vote with Stories Along the National Votes for Women Trail
Telling Women’s Stories: A Toolkit for Historic Sites and Museums
Support Righting Women’s History
NCWHS has launched our third decade of activism with a strategic plan that focuses on projects and partnerships to advocate for more – more women’s history in the news, more women’s stories told at historic sites, more sites that honor women. Support the future of history with a donation or by becoming a member today! Here are three current projects that your contributions will support!
Clara Barton National Historic Site
The future of the first women’s historic site in the National Park system, the Clara Barton National Historic Site in Glen Echo, Maryland, was at risk. We got to work, leading a series of online discussions this summer with historians, the National Park Service, and other stakeholders to reimagine the future of this important place. As part of this collaborative effort, we offered recommendations on themes that will contribute to the National Park Service’s interpretation. The site renovations and new frameworks will bring Clara Barton’s story to life.
Telling Women’s Stories: A Toolkit for Historic Sites & Museums
Do you know a small museum that needs resources for telling a more inclusive story? We’re excited to announce our new online toolkit that will help staff and volunteers at your favorite organization uncover the women’s history at their site or museums. It has research tips, successful case studies, and more. Find the Toolkit on the NCWHS website and share this link.
National Votes for Women Trail
The NVWT keeps growing! We now have more than 2,400 sites in the online database (www.nvwt.org), as well as accompanying lesson plans with videos. We will soon launch a series of podcasts about the Trail in ten different states to explore the rich diversity of the suffrage movement in all parts of the country.
There is more work to do—and untold stories to discover! Please donate today so that we can continue to shine a light on women’s history at sites everywhere in America.
Your one-time or recurring tax-deductible donation can be made by check or through our secure, online payment portal. Checks can be sent to NCWHS c/o Alice Paul Institute, P.O. Box 1376 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.
The NCWHS Board of Directors thanks you for your support!
Ida Jones
Andrea Malcomb
Judith Wellman
Robyn Young
Lucy Beard
Barbara Lau
Cheryl Harned
Erica Ciallela
Joanie DiMartino
Joanne L. Goodwin
Jolene Rickard
Lillian S. Williams
Liz Almlie
Nancy Brown
Paula F. Casey
Theresa McCarthy
View our National Votes For Women Trail database! If you would like to add to our growing list of sites, please complete this form. If you need assistance completing the form, see our tutorial.
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Partner Profile
The Pomeroy Foundation, which is a private, grant-making foundation based in Syracuse, N.Y., is providing grants through its National Women’s Suffrage Marker Grant Program in order to support recognizing historically…
Suffrage Profile
Paulsdale, a National Historic Landmark in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey since 1992, was the birthplace and family home of women’s rights activist Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977). Built c. 1800, the…
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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!
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