Smithsonian American Women's History Museum | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/RSS feed for Smithsonian American Women's History MuseumenWed, 09 Oct 2024 18:15:01 +0000Science Illustration: A Creative Door for Early Women in Sciencehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/10/09/science-illustration-a-creative-door-for-early-women-in-science/Learn about Violet Dandridge, Aime Motter Awl, Carolyn Bartlett Gast, and Marilyn Schotte: four women from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Invertebrate Zoology who broke through the gendered barriers of science and made significant contributions to scientific discovery through art.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:15:01 +0000Fannie Lou Hamer and the Fight for Voting Rightshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/10/03/fannie-lou-hamer-and-the-fight-for-voting-rights/Learn about Fannie Lou Hamer, a voting rights activist whose vision for an inclusive political future laid the groundwork for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.Thu, 03 Oct 2024 19:31:07 +0000Lee Miller's Legacy: From Fashion Model to War Correspondenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/09/27/lee-millers-legacy-from-fashion-model-to-war-correspondent/Lee Miller, who captured some of the most harrowing photographs of World War II, started as a model and Surrealist photographer. Learn about her life and legacy that has inspired a major motion picture.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:52:41 +0000Five Women to Know for American Business Women's Dayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/09/27/five-women-to-know-for-american-business-womens-day/Learn about Mae Reeves, Anna Bissell, Estée Lauder, Maggie Walker, and Sara Sunshine—five women from Smithsonian collections who ran businesses and made history.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:42:40 +0000Foregrounding Fiber in American Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/08/30/foregrounding-fiber-in-american-art/The Renwick Gallery’s newest exhibition, Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women, showcases artists who used everyday materials such as cotton, felt, and wool to tell deeply personal stories and offer an alternate view of American art.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:25:14 +0000Because of Her Story Interns Uplifted Women’s History Across Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/08/30/because-of-her-story-interns-uplifted-womens-history-across-smithsonian/See what projects the Because of Her Story interns worked on this summer to amplify and uplift American women’s history across the Smithsonian.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:23:53 +0000Plans, Partnerships and Powerful Women: An Interview with Director Elizabeth Babcockhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/08/20/plans-partnerships-and-powerful-women-an-interview-with-director-elizabeth-babcock/In this interview, Elizabeth Babcock discusses her goals for her first year as founding director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, plans for building successful partnerships, and the women who have inspired her and surprised herTue, 20 Aug 2024 15:19:53 +0000