Women's History

Explore topics and articles about women in American history.

Why Women's History?

Women's contributions and accomplishments for the most part have been overlooked and consequently omitted from mainstream culture. The National Women's History Museum helps fill that void. Rather than rewriting current exhibitions at other history museums or having to decide what to omit elsewhere to "fit in" women's history, the Museum serves to place women's history along side current historical exhibitions.

Women's history isn't meant to rewrite history. The objective is to promote scholarship and expand our knowledge of American history.

Women's History Articles

While baseball is largely a male dominated sport today, the first team at any level to be paid to play baseball was an all-female African American team, the Philadelphia Dolly Vardens.

Jackie Mitchell and the Bloomer Girls

Actresses played a crucial role in shaping the development of early film as well as Hollywood and the studio system.

Silent Film Actresses and Their Most Popular Characters

Coverture is a long-standing legal practice that holds that no female person has a legal identity.

The Word You Probably Don't Know But Should - Coverture

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Women are the real architects of society.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Exhibits

Explore the ways that immigrant women have transformed America socially, politically, and economically.

New Beginnings

Explore the ways women have been running for president before they could vote for the president.

First but Not the Last

Harriet Tubman was an outspoken advocate for African American and women's rights.

Harriet Tubman