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September 16, 2025

Annual Meeting with Jennifer Rycenga author of “Schooling the Nation: The Success of the Canterbury Female Academy”

Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 21st 6 PM via Zoom Please register ahead of the event! In 1833, a "Select Academy" for Black women opened in Canterbury, Connecticut. Through the persistence…
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August 18, 2025

Executive Order 14121 — DRAFT Final Recommendation in Response to Executive Order 14121, Updated March 2025

The Research & Interpretation Committee of the National Collaborative of Women's History Sites (NCWHS) has been reviewing President Biden's Executive Order 14121. Executive Order 14121 -- Recognizing and Honoring Women's History…
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July 20, 2025

Confronting the Rainbow Panic: Historical Erasure and Censorship of LGBTQ+ History in the 2020s

Just a few days ago historian Wendy Rouse published the article "Confronting the Rainbow Panic: Historical Erasure and Censorship of LGBTQ+ History in the 2020s." Rouse is a historian whose…
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July 7, 2025

Frances Perkins National Monument Presentation

https://youtu.be/ZF2PABT3adA Sarah Peskin, a Board member of the Frances Perkins Center, graciously spoke to the Research and Interpretation Committee of the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites in May 2025.…
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June 19, 2025

Juneteenth | June 19, 2025

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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May 14, 2025

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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April 9, 2025

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…
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March 19, 2025

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

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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March 19, 2025

Saving America’s Past: Women in Preservation

https://youtu.be/Xy1zotemKQQ Amanda Roper explores the significant role women have played in the field of historic preservation, particularly through historic house museums. Preserving homes connected with the nation’s past allowed women…
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March 13, 2025

Ohio’s First Ladies: From the Midwest to the White House

https://youtu.be/ZXLczw0wOLw Katherine Jellison is Professor of History and Director of the Central Region Humanities Center at Ohio University. She is in the process of editing a book on the six…
EventsNews
February 27, 2025

2024 Annual Meeting on Labor Women in America

https://youtu.be/xLxvDWiDivg As Education Director of the American Labor Museum, Evelyn Hershey coordinates and conducts educational programs for learners of all ages. The American Labor Museum is headquartered in the historic…
EventsNews
July 1, 2024

Alice Dunbar-Nelson Presentation Video Link Available Now!

https://youtu.be/-CRyjbQ7ffM While Alice Dunbar-Nelson is best known for her marriage to critically acclaimed poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, materials in her collection reveal that she was much more than just a…
EventsNews
June 19, 2024

NCWHS June Virtual Event – RESCHEDULED 6/26 – New Registration Link

NEW REGISTRATION LINK HERE!
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May 22, 2024

NCWHS to host June Virtual Event

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March 22, 2024

New Podcast Highlights How American Women Won the Vote with Stories Along the National Votes for Women Trail

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-podcast-highlights-how-american-women-won-the-vote-with-stories-along-the-national-votes-for-women-trail-302096588.html?tc=eml_cleartime
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March 18, 2024

See NCWHS Board Member and Belle da Costa Greene Exhibition Project Curator Erica Ciallela at the Morgan Library on the Today Show!

See NCWHS Board Member and Belle da Costa Greene Exhibition Project Curator Erica Ciallela at the Morgan Library on the Today Show! https://youtu.be/TIon4tuDmxk?si=KnaBZNY_W77MYzZ4