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 MuseumenTue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000On the Trail of American Women in Parishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/07/16/on-the-trail-of-american-women-in-paris/Learn what motivated curator Robyn Asleson to put together the exhibition Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939, at the National Portrait Gallery.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000Excluded from National Leadership, Black Women Were the Backbone of the Civil Rights Movementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/07/02/excluded-from-national-leadership-black-women-were-the-backbone-of-the-civil-rights-movement/In honor of the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, read about three Black women who worked and sacrificed to keep the movement going.Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0000Dr. Marian Pettibone Discovered and Described New Forms of Oceanic Lifehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/07/01/dr-marian-pettibone-discovered-and-described-new-forms-of-oceanic-life/The first female curator in the National Museum of Natural History Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Dr. Pettibone described 172 species and fought for the recognition of women in science.Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000Learn More About LGBTQ+ Women With These Podcasts, Paintings and Portraitshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/06/25/learn-more-about-lgbtq-women-with-these-podcasts-paintings-and-portraits/Learn about four LGBTQ+ women who were featured in projects across the SmithsonianTue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000