Bethune-Cookman University Installs 2nd NVWT Marker
A NVWT marker was installed honoring Frances R. Keyser on the campus of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. The marker was installed alongside school founder Dr. Mary Bethune's Trail marker…
Our National Votes for Women Trail currently has a number of sites, buildings, and persons identified as being AAPI and AAPI-related. Be sure to check out the Trail to learn more…
Update: Bethlehem Steel Munitions Workers NVWT Marker Now Installed
In New Castle, DE, the NVWT marker is now installed in its permanent position along a walking/biking trail adjoining the Delaware River. The marker honors the working-class munitions workers at…
Pensacola (FL) Equal Suffrage League NVWT Marker Dedicated
To celebrate the centennial of the passing of the 19th Amendment, the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites (NCWHS) and the University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled the first…
It was a fun event on November 18, 2022, for the Joseph Hanover marker unveiling in Memphis, TN. (Images: https://tnwomansuffrageheritagetrail.com/gallery/) The event was mentioned in The Commercial Appeal the morning of the event…
Celebrate Local History and Beautify Your Community – National Historic Marker Day 4/28/23
People everywhere enjoy historic markers, from roadsides and parks to historic sites or even their own neighborhoods. According to The Historical Marker Database, there’s more than 172,000 markers in the…
League of Women Voters of North Carolina unveil NVWT marker and monument for Gertrude Weil
On October 2, 2023, in Greensboro, NC, the League of Women Voters of North Carolina unveiled a NVWT marker and a monument for Gertrude Weil, the Goldsboro suffragist who founded the organization. Media: Historical marker and…
NYT Article – Smithsonian’s Museum of American Women Names Its Founding Director
Smithsonian’s Museum of American Women Names Its Founding Director - Nancy Yao will lead the museum as it prepares to select an architect and finalize a location on the National…
Palm Beach County Equal Suffrage League gets a NVWT Marker
In November 2022, a marker honoring the Palm Beach County Equal Suffrage League was installed. (Image: Friederike Mittner) (Image: Friederike Mittner) Submitted by Killian ODonnell, Florida State Coordinator, NVWT
Virgina Minor honored in Missouri with NVWT marker
A marker honoring Virginia Minor was dedication in St. Louis, MO, on October 15, 2022. The young lady in the navy dress (above) read a biographical sketch of Virginia written…
Randolph College in VA honors Professor Nellie Powell and students with NVWT marker
On September 7, 2022, Randolph College, in Lynchburg, Virginia, enthusiastically installed a Pomeroy marker honoring English Professor Nellie Powell and the students of the former Randolph-Macon Woman’s College for creating…
Alice Scott Abbott honored with NVWT marker in Florida
Flagler County Historical Society and AAUW St. Augustine branch held a dedication ceremony on August 27, 2022, honoring Alice Scott Abbott. Images are courtesy of the Flagler County Historical Society…
Belle da Costa Greene: a Librarian’s Legacy Virtual Event March 29
Presented by Erica Ciallela, NCWHS Board of Directors and the Belle da Costa Greene Fellow at the Morgan Library & Museum The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher…
Equal Suffrage League receives NVWT plaque in Brooklyn, NY
The Equal Suffrage League historic plaque dedication was held Saturday, October 15, 2022. The event took place in the Cuyler Gore Park, in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The weather…