NWHM in the News

"'People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true,' she said (via National Women's History Museum)."

"When Chicago’s Shirley Ryan was honored recently at the Women Making History Awards Gala at the National Women’s History Museum in Washington, DC, Dr. Rick Lieber introduced her as an 'extraordinary leader and a true force for change.'"

"The National Museum of Women’s History lists two significant events she witnessed as a child: when a prejudiced schoolteacher accused her of cheating because her papers were too well-written and in 1945 at the end of World War II, when white men brutally beat her brother for wearing a popular Latino fashion Zoot-Suit."

Kitihawa, Bessie Coleman, Alta Hulett and other women have paved their own way — and made history — while calling Chicago home.

"Coleman’s upbringing was characterized by a scattered school schedule often interrupted by the cotton harvest, according to the National Women’s History Museum."

"Sara Niemietz and Norelle Simpson performed together during the National Women’s History Museum’s 2025 Women Making History Awards Gala at The Anthem on The Wharf in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2025."

"Bellamy Young attends National Women’s History Museum’s 2025 Women Making History Awards Gala at The Anthem on The Wharf on March 20 in Washington, DC."

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"On March 20, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) hosted its annual Women Making History Awards Gala at The Anthem in Washington, D.C., celebrating a group of trailblazing women who have made profound contributions to society."

"Sara Blakely speaks during National Women’s History Museum’s 2025 Women Making History Awards Gala at The Anthem on The Wharf on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC."

"Bellamy Young attends National Women’s History Museum’s 2025 Women Making History Awards Gala at The Anthem on The Wharf on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC."

"On Thursday, March 20, The National Women’s History Museum hosted its annual Women Making History Awards Gala at the popular Wharf concert hall, The Anthem, in Washington, DC."