Articles

An article on the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps

An article on the future of women in STEM.

Dr. Jessica Kapp's STEM Career

Women of the Motor Corps didn’t take narrow confines for an answer as they persevered into the broad expanse of roadways, delivering care and comfort during the chaos of World War I.

If there is anything I’ve learned during my time outdoors, it is this—Mountains Have No Ceilings. Reinhold Messner, an Italian mountaineer famous for climbing the 14 tallest peaks without oxygen, said, “Mountains aren’t fair or unfair, they’re just danger

On June 21st, 1997, Lisa Leslie, center for the Los Angeles Sparks, and Kym Hampton, center for the New York Liberty, took the ceremonial “jump ball” marking the official start of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

A sector of women from the Puerto Rican elite arose to organize the Women Temperance Societies, despite women being silenced for centuries in their attempts for political participation.

Un sector de mujeres protestantes estableció en 1916 una serie de Ligas de Temperancia bajo el auspicio de la “Women Christian Temperance Union” y el liderazgo de Annie Robbins.

Monopoly’s roots begin with a woman— a progressive named Elizabeth Magie.

The opportunity for a greater political voice drew African American women to the suffrage movement.

Colleges for women in the United States, founded in the second half of the 19th century, began as dangerous experiments.

Dr. Ellen Ochoa was the first female Hispanic astronaut. Recently, we sat down with her for a discussion about her career, the future of women in aeronautics, and inspiring future generations of women.

Women have long been part of a powerful history of military service, risking their lives for cause and country. Explore women’s military history with these artifacts held by the Museum.

African American women were critically important in the creation and operation of contraband relief societies.

In the early 2000s, roller derby witnessed a revival, quickly becoming a popular sporting event and past time. Yet roller derby’s history stretches back to over a century ago.

Explore some of the artifacts related to bridge the museum has in the collections.

The women of the Penn graduating class of 1964 were smart, talented, and self-confident women who came from the tops of their high school classes.

To find out how nursing today is different from nursing in the past, the Museum reached out to four nurses currently practicing in the field to hear about their experiences.

On April 14, 1861, Fort Sumter fell—the beginning of four years of brutal war. Thousands of women volunteered as nurses. By one estimate, more than twenty thousand women serves as nurses on the Union side during the war.

Asian American women have made a significant impact on the United States in a wide variety of fields. Despite facing both racial discrimination and sexism, these women stood strong, challenged stereotypes, and paved the way for future generations.