NWHM in the News

"Bridges’ act was not met without racism and backlash from the public: white parents took their children out of school and frequently threw objects at her, according to the National Women’s History Museum."

On Nov. 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges walked to school in New Orleans with U.S. Marshals agents after desegregation. Folsom Cordova Unified observes this 64 years later.

"Bridges, now 70, became a travel agent for American Express after high school, according to the National Women’s History Museum. In 2011, she viewed Norman Rockwell’s 'The Problem We All Live With' painting, depicting her walking into the Louisiana school as a young girl, next to President Barack Obama at the White House. 'I think it’s fair to say that, if it hadn’t been for you guys, I might not be here, and we wouldn’t be looking at this together,' Obama, America’s first Black president, said to Bridges at the time."

The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore officially recognized Harriet Tubman for her military service to both the U.S. and Maryland.

Tubman began working in the field harvesting flax at around the age of 13 and escaped when she was around 27 years old. After she escaped, Tubman dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery, according to the National Women's History Museum.

While the abolitionist might be most well known for her work on the Underground Railroad, she also served in the Union Army

"Tubman was born into slavery in 1822 in Dorchester, Maryland and later in life escaped to Philadelphia. She then became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and it is estimated she helped around 70 people escape to freedom, according to the National Women’s History Museum."

Grandmother of Juneteenth brings play about the woman considered the mother of voter registration to Fort Worth

An article about Hamer on the National Women's History Museum website says, "In June 1963, after successfully completing a voter registration program in Charleston, South Carolina, Hamer and several other Black women were arrested for sitting in a “whites-only” bus station restaurant in Winona, Mississippi. At the Winona jailhouse, she and several of the women were brutally beaten, leaving Hamer with lifelong injuries from a blood clot in her eye, kidney damage, and leg damage."

We can’t wait another century to close the gender gap.

The power of women voters is undeniable. Now, more than ever, women must leverage this power to ensure our voices are heard, not just in everyday spaces where decisions are made, but also at the ballot box.

The United States Mint and the National Women's History Museum, in partnership with Lehman College, the Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music, Telemundo, and the estate of Celia Cruz, produced an exciting afternoon of music and conversation about Cruz's impact and role in propelling Latin music to new heights.

Tupper found a champion in Brownie Wise, a columnist for The Detroit News. She had a penchant for selling Tupperware with what she called “patio parties.” “She recruited dealers and managers and was soon selling more Tupperware than any store,” wrote the National Women’s History Museum. “Her success caught the attention of Tupper and convinced him that home parties were the best sales tactic.”

The U.S. Mint, National Women’s History Museum, and the Estate of Celia Cruz invite attendees to celebrate the life and legacy of Celia Cruz and the release of her 2024 American Women quarter.

According to the National Women's History Museum, Huerta's activism began in earnest in 1955 when she co-founded the Stockton chapter of the Community Service Organization (CSO) and the Agricultural Workers Association.