National Collaborative for Women's History Sites

"The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News on Feb. 9, marking the latest example of the president’s broader effort to erase the queer community from the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement."

Queer history is women's history, as the movement to highlight untold and under told stories is an intersectional one. The past year has seen erasure in all parts of American history, and we cannot forget what is being taken away. Because one day we WILL put it back.

"But one year later, the legislation has gone nowhere. Not only has it not received a floor vote, but it hasn’t gone through committee or received a hearing. Some Republicans have fretted about the price tag for operating and maintaining another Smithsonian museum, which would be addressed in the annual appropriations process, and have questioned the necessity of a separate museum just for women."

Check out this "To Tell the Whole Story: The high-stakes struggle to make women’s history visible to all Americans." Two NCWHS Board Members, Heather Huyck and Judith Wellman are mentioned. We're grateful for their continued work and advocacy in the space of women's history sites!

Did you catch our Case for Support? In August of 2025, NCWHS gathered a group of stakeholders to discuss how the organization might respond to this moment, and what its future might look like. From that meeting came a Summary Action Plan and a Case for Support. This came from no small amount of time and valuable input. Read the full post on our website.