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Advocacy Alert from the National Council on Public History

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…

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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 Sites2 days 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/

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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites5 days ago

Today we say Happy Mother’s Day to the foremothers of the women’s movement. Women’s History is built on the hard work of those that come before us. Whether or not these women have given birth and raised children of their own, or they were childless, we are all children benefiting from their hard work in creating a more equitable future.

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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites2 weeks ago

Did you see our post for the Trailblazer Awards in March? The National Votes for Women Trail (nvwt.org), a project of The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites celebrated Women’s History Month with a virtual toast to two NVWT Trailblazers that they have just honored with with their Trailblazer Awards – Marsha Weinstein and Coline Jenkins! Read the full post on our website here: https://ncwhs.org/trail/national-votes-for-women-trail-celebrates-two-main-reasons-for-their-success/

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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites4 weeks ago

National Historic Marker Day is now National Historic Marker Weekend! The National Votes for Women Trail has markers across the United States. Sign up, volunteer, bring the whole family!

Celebrate local history while giving back to your community during National Historic Marker Weekend, Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27. Click the link to learn more!

https://www.wgpfoundation.org/national-historic-marker-day/

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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites1 month ago

Why can’t mother vote? Season 1 of Her March to Democracy closes out with Tennessee!

https://hermarchtodemocracy.buzzsprout.com/2283722

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National Collaborative for Women's History Sites1 month ago

Our most recent newsletter looks at the question, "What is the state of our sector?" As the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites, we stand as a connector of women’s history sites. March stands as Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate women's contributions to history. However, March saw attacks on a number of institutions that support our sector.

Read the full newsletter for more detail and action steps you can take to help support women's history sites.

NCWHS Newsletter April 2025

On March 27, 2025 Executive Order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” was issued to reinstate a patriarchal historical representation of history that fails to recognize the nuanced impact of the founding, and subsequent 250 years of history, of the United States for all of its citiz...

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