Gala News
Announcing Second Round of 2026 Honorees
November 6 • Chicago, Illinois
The U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team, along with controlling owner of the Chicago Stars FC, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, and an investor in the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, Laura Ricketts, and Founder of beecee and Counter and champion of women's economic opportunity, Gregg Renfrew, will be honored at the Gala for their extraordinary leadership in expanding opportunity and educating the nation in different but equally powerful ways.
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This Month in Women’s History
Lilian St. Cyr
“Red Wing”
On February 23, 1914, Lilian St. Cyr, performing under the name “Princess Red Wing,” became the first Native American actress to appear in a silent film. During her 15-year acting career, she performed in more than 70 films—both shorts and Hollywood features.
Inaugural Youth Advisory Council
Announcing 13 Young Leaders
Representing Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and Washington D.C., this nationwide council exchanges ideas with museum staff and supports the reimagining of museum programming and presentation of women’s history during their yearlong tenure.
Founders Not Footnotes
June 17, 2026 | 2 P.M. ET
Are we telling the whole story of the American Revolution—or just half of it? This dynamic virtual workshop invites educators to reimagine how the nation’s founding is taught by bringing women out of the margins and into the center of the narrative where they belong.