A Tour Of Her Own (TOHO) is the first tourism company in Washington, DC to focus exclusively on women’s history. TOHO specializes in historical tours, special events, consulting and virtual experiences. Our mission is to elevate women’s stories into a more prominent place in American history and culture. Alongside our members and community partners, we work to reframe and rethink traditional history by integrating the challenges and contributions of women into our narratives through storytelling. TOHO is committed to providing an educational experience that is approachable, relatable, and transformative.

AAUW (American Association of University Women) is the nation’s leading organization for equity in higher education and women’s economic empowerment.

Founded in 1881 by women who defied society’s conventions by earning college degrees, AAUW has since worked to increase women’s access, opportunity, and equity in higher education through research, advocacy, and philanthropy of over $140 million, supporting thousands of women scholars.

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is the professional association that represents certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs) in the United States. ACNM sets the standard for excellence in midwifery education and practice in the United States and strengthens the capacity of midwives in developing countries. Our members are primary care, sexual, and reproductive providers for people throughout their lifespans, with a special emphasis on pregnancy, childbirth, and gynecologic and reproductive health.

The Association of Women Surgeons (AWS), founded in 1981, is a not-for-profit educational and professional organization. With approximately 3,700 members of all genders, AWS is one of the largest organizations dedicated to enhancing the interaction and exchange of information between women surgeons. Truly an international organization, AWS has members in more than 40 countries.

AWS' mission is to inspire, encourage, and enable women surgeons to realize their professional and personal goals. Learn more about AWS here.

Over the past thirteen years, the Athena Film Festival has established itself as the premier festival dedicated to celebrating and elevating women’s leadership. Our festival highlights films showcasing women’s leadership from underexplored perspectives; women leading in all places and spaces who are resisting and refuting preconceived notions of all they can be and do. Through our Creative Development Program we are bolstering the pipeline of women creatives who are telling these stories and fostering a network of women in film.

The Athena Film Festival is a joint project of Barnard College’s Athena Center for Leadership and Women and Hollywood. The festival’s founding sponsor is the Artemis Rising Foundation and its CEO Regina K. Scully.

The Athena Film Festival Ethos
Women’s leadership takes no singular form. Stories of women leaders, in all their forms and all their complexity, are rarely shown on the big screen. Women whose leadership has been questioned, dismissed or erased, women who have risen up, spoken truth to power, women who empower their communities, inspire and educate, or women who simply survive – these are the stories we want to see. These are Athena stories.

Black Girls Do Engineer (BGDE) is a pioneering organization dedicated to empowering and inspiring Black girls and young women to excel in engineering and related STEM fields. Our mission is to Educate, Elevate, and Empower girls ages 6-21 by offering exposure and representation to help them achieve their aspirations in life Through innovative programs, workshops, and mentorship initiatives, BGDE aims to cultivate a community where Black girls can thrive and realize their full potential in STEM. We believe in the power of representation and strive to create a supportive environment where every girl feels encouraged to pursue and succeed in STEM careers. At BGDE, we are committed to fostering a pipeline of future leaders who will drive innovation and contribute to shaping the future of STEM. By promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM fields, we aim to create lasting change and empower the next generation of future STEM leaders. Click here for more information about Black Girls Do Engineer and our impactful programs.

The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is America's only national organization for union women. Formed in 1974, CLUW is a nonpartisan organization within the union movement.

The primary purpose of (CLUW) is to unify all union women in a strong organization to determine and seek remedies to our common problems and concerns and to develop action programs within the framework of the labor movement to effectively promote our objectives.

At its founding convention in Chicago, Illinois, CLUW adopted four core objectives: to empower women for greater participation at all levels in the labor movement; to organizing the unorganized; to promote affirmative action, social and economic justice in the workplace; and to increase the participation of women in the political and legislative processes.

These goals continue to be the cornerstone of CLUW's activities as members speak out for equal pay, child and elder care benefits, job security, safe workplaces, affordable health care, contraceptive equity, and protection from sexual harassment and violence at work.

With members from more than 70 international and national unions across the U.S., CLUW has a strong network of 36 chapters throughout the nation. CLUW is endorsed by the AFL-CIO and its international and national unions. CLUW local chapters educate members, keep them up-to-date on a variety of issues of concern to working families, and provide a support network for women in unions.

The ERA Coalition and Fund for Women’s Equality is a movement of movements, comprised of nearly 300 partner organizations across the country, representing 80 million people.

From gender, racial, economic, and reproductive justice to LGBTQ+ rights, we unite interconnected, intergenerational, and intersectional organizations under one banner: to advance sex equality. This is what unites us all.

We are stronger when we stand together. The ERA Coalition works to shift how people think and talk about seemingly disparate issues toward an inclusive forum where all voices of society are centered and united around a powerful and shared goal. Alongside our partners, we share strategies and resources at local, state, and federal levels, build support within Congress, provide legislative expertise, educate the public about the urgent need for constitutional equality, and more.

The ERA Coalition and ERA Coalition Forward were created in 2014 to energize and coordinate the renewed effort to have sex equality enshrined in the US Constitution through the Equal Rights Amendment. We envision a world without health, legal, education, and economic disparities.

Stand with us as we unleash a new wave of education, coalition building, and advocacy to finally make gender equality under the law a reality. Learn more.

Federally Employed Women (FEW) is a private, non-profit organization founded in 1968 shortly after government issued Executive Order 11375 which added sex-discrimination to the list of prohibited discrimination within the Federal Government. Although E.O. 11375 was an important milestone, several women were concerned that the Civil Service Commission and individual agencies may not put forth the vigorous effort necessary to ensure compliance with E.O. 11375. Although the Federal Women’s Program (FWP) had been established, the early organizers of FEW realized that the government could dismantle FWP, and they wanted to ensure that there would always be an organization dedicated to promoting equality for women and addressing concerns of women in the Federal workforce. Additionally, because FWP is a government function, it is limited in its political scope, and cannot lobby Congress. As a private organization, FEW is not restricted in that area.
As a private organization, FEW works as an advocacy group to improve the status of women employed by the Federal government. This includes contact with Congress to encourage progressive legislation. FEW national officers meet with management officials at all levels of agencies to demonstrate support of the FWP, encourage officials to support the program and to obtain insight on the effectiveness of the FWP at agency and local levels. Learn more here.

The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is organized by projects and programs to advance women’s equality, non-violence, economic development, reproductive justice, and access to contraception, abortion, and reproductive healthcare, including Medicaid funding, access for minors, poor women and girls, and people regardless of immigration status. We work to empower women and girls in the USA and worldwide in all sectors of society while promoting the feminization of power or winning equality for women at the decision-making tables of government and the economy. FMF works to end sexism, racism, and homophobia and supports Black Lives Matter, LGBTQIA+ rights, Immigrants' rights and a path to citizenship, the Dreamers, $15 minimum wage, paid family medical and sick leave, accessible and affordable health care, child care, and housing, expansion of Medicaid and Medicare, the end of mass incarceration, and social and economic justice. Last but not least, FMF supports effective action to combat climate change.

One of the most visited sites in the nation’s capital, Ford’s Theatre reopened its doors in 1968, more than a hundred years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Operated through a partnership between Ford’s Theatre Society and the National Park Service, Ford’s Theatre is the premier destination in the nation’s capital to explore and celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s ideals and leadership principles: courage, integrity, equality and creative expression.

Since the arrival of Director Paul R. Tetreault, critics and the theatregoing public have recognized Ford’s for the superior quality of its artistic programming, with works from the Tony-nominated "Come From Away"​ and nationally acclaimed "Big River "​ to the world premieres of "Meet John Doe,"​ "The Heavens Are Hung In Black,"​ "Liberty Smith,"​ "Necessary Sacrifices,"​ "The Widow Lincoln"​ and "The Guard."​ For its accomplishments, the organization was honored in 2008 with the National Medal of Arts.

In the past decade, the mission of Ford’s Theatre Society expanded to include education as a central pillar. This expansion led to the creation and construction of the Center for Education and Leadership, which opened in February 2012. Currently, under the leadership of Board of Trustees Chairman Eric A. Spiegel, the Society is building Ford’s Theatre into a national destination for exploring Lincoln’s ideas and leadership principles and finding new ways to bring Lincoln’s legacy to life for the 21st-century learner.

Los Amigos del Museo Nacional de los Latinos en los Estados Unidos luchan para crear un museo en la capital de nuestra nación con el fin de educar, inspirar y alentar el respeto y la comprensión de la riqueza y diversidad de la experiencia latina estadounidense en el país y sus territorios. Al destacar las contribuciones hechas por íconos latinos, pioneros y comunidades al estilo de vida estadounidense, todos somos más capaces de comprender verdaderamente lo que hace grandiosa a nuestra nación.

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold through direct service and advocacy. We work with schools and in communities to provide the mentoring relationships, safe spaces, and evidence-based programming that are proven to help girls succeed. Girls build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead change in their lives and effect change in the world. Girls Inc. also works with and for girls to advance legislation and policies that increase opportunities for all girls. Together with partners and supporters, we are building a new generation of leaders. Join us at girlsinc.org.

Girls Learn International (GLI), a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), is educating and energizing middle and high school students to boldly take action for human rights, gender equity, and access to education. With 192 active school-based Chapters across 29 U.S. states and 16 countries, GLI is training and mobilizing more than 5,000 young people ages 10-18. Together with student leaders of all genders, including the Student Advisory Board, GLI is building a movement of informed advocates and a new generation of leaders and activists for social change. 

Founded in 1927, Glendale Community College serves approximately 15,000 college-credit students and 10,000 non-credit students through robust education, training, and professional development opportunities. GCC empowers students to transform their lives by achieving their economic, educational, career, and life goals through inspiring instructional programs, student services, and community partnerships.

Glendale Community College is committed to building community and a sense of belonging for all. Through innovative and meaningful learning experiences, students enrich their lives, imagine their futures, achieve upward social and economic mobility, and contribute to a more inclusive, informed, and just society. To learn more, visit www.glendale.edu.

The Justice Bell Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to educate, inspire and mobilize current and future voters. With programs for schools, a film about the women’s suffrage movement, and a replica Justice Bell that is touring Pennsylvania and other states, the Justice Bell Foundation is committed to reclaiming women’s history and highlighting women’s contributions.

Legends of the Ball, Inc. works to promote the historic and social relevance of the WBL (the first women's professional basketball league is the U.S.) to inspire future generations to break through barriers, realize their potential, and become leaders for positive change ... we do this by passing it on and paying it forward in several ways aimed at targeted audiences and across the general public domain. As Trailblazers of Title IX, the AIAW, and the WBL, we represent this special TRIAD. Collaborations are one of our most successful methods of achieving this.

Co-founded by Gloria Steinem in 1972 and published by the Feminist Majority Foundation since 2001, Ms. magazine has been a trusted, popular source for feminist news and information in print and online for over 50 years. Ms.’s time-honored traditions of an emphasis on in-depth investigative reporting and feminist political analysis have never been more relevant, bringing a new generation of writers and readers together to share news, analysis, research, and strategies for fighting back, moving forward, and shaping a better future.

The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) is a consortium of state and local agencies, corporations, and national organizations. Through its four main areas of focus—professional development, technical assistance, research and evaluation, and advocacy—NAPE strives to achieve its mission of building educators’ capacity to implement effective solutions for increasing student access, educational equity, and workforce diversity. Learn more.

The National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW) assists and supports commissions for women to ensure that they not only survive, but thrive in today's challenging environment. We provide valuable programs, meaningful activities, relevant resources, and available expertise to our members. Visit the NACW website here.

The greatest rising force in American politics today is not a political party, nor is it a lobbying community, it is women.

Since 1938, the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) has served as a forum for elected women from across the country to be empowered through information and experience. As the oldest organization for elected women in America and the ONLY one that includes women on the city, county and state levels, we encourage our members to take leadership roles and form connections across the aisle. We know that only by working together, can we achieve our goals.

Since we do not have dues, the over 5,000 elected women in the US on the state, county and municipal levels are considered members, receive our communications and are invited to participate in our programs.

NFWL is a non-partisan 501c3, educational foundation for elected women on the state, county, and municipal levels.

The National Women's History Alliance (NWHA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the rich and varied history of women in the United States. Founded in 1980, NWHA has been a pioneer in the movement to recognize and celebrate women's contributions to society, advocating for the inclusion of women's history in educational curricula and public discourse.

Our mission is to empower individuals and communities through the documentation, celebration, and promotion of women's achievements. By providing educational resources, organizing events, and fostering collaborations, we aim to ensure that women's stories are not only preserved but also serve as an inspiration for future generations.

NWHA is proud to have played a crucial role in the establishment of National Women's History Month, which is celebrated every March. Through our ongoing initiatives, we strive to highlight the diverse experiences and achievements of women from all backgrounds, promoting gender equality and social justice.

For more information about our programs, resources, and how to get involved, visit our website at nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org.

Our History is Our Strength.

RISE Theatre is a program that cultivates lasting and sustainable career paths through the pillars of Access and Community. The RISE Theatre Directory is a connector for employers to find potential candidates and collaborators that have been historically underrepresented. This online directory is free for candidates looking for employment, bypassing existing physical barriers to connection. RISE Theatre promotes events hosted by our partners and develops programming centered around connecting our users throughout the year. We gather and share the data regarding representation and inclusion in the theatrical industry identifying existing gaps, with the goal that by addressing these gaps we can help to shift and implement better equitable practices. In addition to the Directory, RISE Theatre amplifies organizations, opportunities, and tools for personal and professional development. We share resources encouraging collaboration, not competition; “a rising tide lifts all boats.”

The RISE Theatre Directory is a career platform created for administrative, backstage and creative artists in the performing arts. As a tool for all theater makers, the RISE Theatre Directory was designed especially for candidates from marginalized communities to be seen, considered, and hired.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is a prominent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting professional and personal growth for women educators. Founded in 1929, the society fosters excellence in education through a global network that supports and advances the status of women in education. Serving over 50,000 female educators worldwide with a focus on leadership development, educational excellence, international collaboration, and building an empowering network DKG offers scholarships, grants, and professional development opportunities. It also engages in advocacy efforts to influence educational policy and enhance educational opportunities worldwide. Members benefit from a supportive community that encourages lifelong learning and professional fulfillment and opportunities for professional development and acknowledgement. Learn more.

The Ebell of Los Angeles is a nonprofit organization founded in 1894 by a small group of bold women to educate and uplift women. Our mission has evolved to advancing ALL Angelenos through education, arts and culture, and philanthropy. Throughout the year we present public programs at our historic campus and theatre featuring artists, athletes, scholars, scientists, business innovators and political leaders. We partner with other community organizations, and through all our projects our members still work to inspire and empower women, perhaps most notably through more than 100 years of awarding scholarships to students and providing grants to charities that help at-risk women and children in the Los Angeles community. Our motto is, “I will find a way, or make one.”

The National Center of Women's Innovations works to showcase and promote the forgotten achievements of women innovators through high-tech educational platforms and programs which inspires and teaches girls to use their technical and innovative skills to solve world challenges and help fill workforce demand.

Since its launch in 2023, The National Center of Women's Innovations has boldly propelled itself as a key influencer in awakening society about how women innovators have improved the world and specifically expanded the interest of girls to pursue STEM and innovative thinking, working in alliance with academic, corporate, and other not-for-profits. Learn more here.
 

The VOICEINSPORT Foundation (the “Foundation” or “VISF”) is a global 501c3 non-profit organization on a mission to accelerate equity for girls and women in sport. We believe the more support girls and women have in support the more powerful they become. They build confidence, community, and become leaders. But girls still don’t have the same opportunities as boys. The VOICEINSPORT Foundation takes action — and closes the gap — across 3 pillars: Research, Education and Advocacy:

1. We Research – Only 3% of sports science research is conducted with women athletes. We are changing the game through funding groundbreaking research with industry leading partners like Stanford, Harvard and more, on the women athlete mind and body;
2. We Educate – 83% of high school coaches in the U.S have never been educated on Title IX – the 1972 law ensuring that no person on the basis of sex in the U.S. shall be excluded from, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity (including sports). Schools are also not required to conduct training. The Foundation holds Title IX trainings at high school and college campuses across the U.S., educating hundreds of athletes, coaches and administrators on the law, their rights, so they can raise their voices for change;
3. We Advocate – The VIS Advocate Program is the largest grass-roots advocacy program for diverse, women athlete leaders at the high school and collegiate level, training on Title IX rights, educating and taking action for equity. The VIS Advocate Leaders start VIS Chapters at their schools, funding Title-IX inequities through VIS Title IX Grants and raising their voice through Direct-action on Capitol Hill.

Wild West Women, Inc. works to increase public awareness of women’s achievements and their roles in history and to provide positive public images of women and girls.  With a particular emphasis on women's issues, women's history and women creators, Wild West Women, Inc. produces educational films and accompanying educational materials, such as study guides and audio tapes; present educational films and videos to the general public; and provides and sponsor other public educational film, video and arts activities.

Over the course of the last decade, WiM has grown to be the only national and global trade association dedicated to providing year-round support to women who have chosen a career in the manufacturing industry. At present, more than 30,000 individual members representing more than 3,000 unique manufacturing companies have joined our growing ranks of industry professionals from 50 U.S. states and from 70+ countries. WiM encompasses manufacturers of all types and welcomes individuals from every job function – from production to the C-Suite. Membership is available to women and men working within or with the manufacturing sector. WiM's mission is to support, promote and inspire women in manufacturing careers and the organization accomplishes this through the delivery of powerful, effective and proven resources to women in industry and the companies that employ them. Learn more.

The mission of Women of Diversity Productions is to enhance the lives of women and, therefore, of society. Our focus is upon empowering women and giving visibility to achievements of women through production of documentaries. With that in mind we will concentrate on utilizing the new technology of the internet and virtual space. We will expand our ability to reach the public and provide access to the rich contributions women have made to history. Our mission is to give visibility to women & create a woman-appreciated future.

Kristen Kelly and Serene Williams, founders of Women's History in High School, are long time educators committed to inclusive secondary education and student led public history projects. Together with their students, they are creating the first AP course focused on women, AP U.S. History (also known as WAPUSH). They welcome the participation of secondary educators, scholars and students interested in expanding access to women's history. More information about the campaign for an AP U.S. Women's History course is available at teachwapush.org

The mission of the Women's Museum of California is to educate and inspire present and future generations about the experiences and contributions of diverse women by collecting, preserving, and interpreting their stories. The museum’s vast archives, growing collections and administration offices are located at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park, with an interactive Southeast San Diego Center at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center building in Chollas View.