Exhibit Feminism: The First Wave While many date the “first wave” of feminism to the Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, the origins of the feminism movement lay much earlier. READ MORE
Biography Julia "Judy" Bonds Judy Bonds led the fight in West Virginia to stop the mountaintop mining that was destroying her Appalachian homeland. READ MORE
Biography Betsy Wade As the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against the New York Times in 1974, Wade transformed the industry and newsrooms across the nation. READ MORE
Biography Lillian Wald Lillian D. Wald helped to bring health care to the residents of New York’s Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century. READ MORE
