The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) is a non-profit that 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.
View our newly released “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. We also have a spreadsheet that lists sites by state.
News
New Historic Marker Program Celebrates Women’s Suffrage History in United States The centennial of women’s suffrage in the United State is approaching in 2020. With this landmark anniversary, the National…
Trail Highlights
Votes for Women National Trail In honor of the August 26, 2020 centennial celebration of women’s suffrage in the United States, NCWHS is leading the effort to develop a National…
Partner Profile
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has entered into a partnership with the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites to identify, save, and educate the public about American women’s history through women’s sites. Our…
Suffrage Profile
Frances Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17, 1898) was an American educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist. Willard became the national president of Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) in 1879, and remained president until her death in…
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Our friends in Utah are working on sending a statue of the first female state senator in the nation, Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, to Washington D.C. in 2020. https://t.co/bS0XCMXsUs
The "First to Vote" Utah license plate is available and is starting to make appearances throughout the state.
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The first twenty illustrated trading cards of Utah women's advocates have been sent to hundreds of classrooms around the state.
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Check out the Utah women's history educational site, complete with 4th and 7th grade lesson plans that are being taught throughout the state.
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