Womens History

Andrea Stone

Women's Museum, Under Scrutiny, Seeks Ph.D.

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 04.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Better late than never. Days after a Huffington Post investigation revealed a host of problems at the nascent National Women's Histor...

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Andrea Stone

Blight At The Museum: Why Washington Still Has No Women's History Museum

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 04.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sixteen years ago, a small band of women working on Capitol Hill launched a campaign to "Free the Sisters of the Crypt" and raised $85,0...

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Help Meryl Streep (and Other Iron Ladies) Teach Rush Limbaugh a Lesson

Keli Goff | Posted 05.06.2012

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Keli Goff

March happens to be Women's History Month. While we all know that for the next month we can look forward to occasional references to our country's greatest women, you may not know that we still don't have a national museum to honor the contributions of women.

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'I Look Back And I think, It Did Make A Difference': Exclusive Interview With Geraldine Ferraro

The Huffington Post | Margaret Wheeler Johnson | Posted 03.01.2012

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"I look back and I think, 'It did make a difference.'" For women who watched Geraldine Ferraro accept her nomination for Vice President of the Unit...

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Black History Is American History, All Year Round

Teach Plus | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: History, Women's History Month, American History, Black History Month, Women's History, Education, Black History, Curriculum, Teachers, Teaching, Diversity, Education News
Teach Plus

Meaningful discussions about black history, women's history -- indeed, all histories -- should not come and go with the passing of the calendar.

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Women of the World: Power and Leadership

Marlo Thomas | Posted 04.21.2012

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Marlo Thomas

For many of us, Presidents Day means an extra day off work and the chance to hit up the holiday sales. But, as we recall from our school days, it's actually more than that.

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What Do We Want Kids to Know About History?

Grant Calder | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: National Assessment of Educational Progress, American History, School Curriculum, History Education, Women's History, Black History, European History, High School History, Education News
Grant Calder

While we're reworking our curricula, we could also reassure our fellow citizens that things are rarely as bad as they seem -- including the state of students' historical knowledge.

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Women for Women: Nettie Washington Douglass Summons the Strength of Her Gender

Robert J. Benz | Posted 10.15.2011

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Robert J. Benz

2011-08-15-Screenshot20110815at1.54.44PM.jpg "I get my name from two great American men, but I have been defined by the strong women in my life."

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Andrea Stone

National Women's History Museum Placates Conservatives To Get Bill Passed In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 10.08.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Nearly a year after two alpha males on Capitol Hill slew a bill to allow a National Women's History Museum here, the head of the nascent...

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Why Women's History Is So Important

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

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Maria Rodale

This is the last week of National Women's History month. Big whoop, right? Yeah, big whoop (from yo' mamma) right on your ass if you think you don't h...

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: A Friendship that Changed the World

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Penny Colman, Women's Rights, Susan B. Anthony, Women's History, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Book Reviews, Women's Suffrage, Seneca Falls, Books News
Kate Kelly

Penny Colman's new book tells a compelling story for readers. Colman also masterfully presents the facts, focusing on the friendship of two of the leaders of the suffrage movement.

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First Lady Honors Inspiring Women

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama says that while women are breaking barriers and excelling in careers their mothers and grandmothers believed were of...

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One Hundred Years Ago

Zainab Salbi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zainab Salbi

It is ironic that on the 100th year anniversary of International Women's Day we are more or less demanding the same things as our grandmothers did.

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Women's History Month: Female Firsts

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

I started keeping a running list of some notable years when certain gender barriers were broken, and when I looked back I found that the list itself provided a fascinating snapshot of our country.

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Women's History Month: 'Our History Is Our Strength'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.17.2011

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March is Women's History Month, a celebration honoring women's contributions in the arts and sciences, as well as their efforts in the struggle for eq...

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Forgotten Women: Notorious and Notable

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gerit Quealy

The exhibit spotlights women whose 15 minutes of fame weren't quite met -- maybe they got 14, maybe only six or seven -- but whose stories are bright threads in the fabric of women's history.

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Kamala Harris: Attorney General Candidate Celebrates Women's History Month

www.kamalaharris.org | Kimberly Emerson | Posted 05.25.2011

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This past weekend, under a blue, warm almost-Spring sky, a couple of hundred women, children, and yes, a handful of men, gathered at the Sony Studios ...

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International Women's Day: We've Come a Long Way, Baby!

Dr. Sasha Galbraith | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Sasha Galbraith

On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, we celebrate the first ever female best director at the Oscars. Against all odds (and her ex-hu...

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As Women's Leadership Evolves, So Do We

Fawn Germer | Posted 11.17.2011

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Fawn Germer

I was 17 years old and a guppy reporter for The Bradenton Herald when my editor sent me on my first assignment in the field. "You're going to interview Gloria Steinem," she told me.

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Equality: Past, Present and Future

Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Of the 211 statues in our nation's Capitol, only 11 are of female leaders. This is not because great women didn't exist. It is simply the case that we can do a great deal better in telling the whole story.

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What is Work? Gail Collins: When Everything Changed

Sharon Glassman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sharon Glassman

The women in When Everything Changed are gutsy, goal-setting, game-changing, God-chatting, family-loving individuals who share a belief in Change - and an enduring, if irrational love of sexy shoes.

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No Women Featured in NY Comedy Festival! No Joke!

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beverly Wettenstein

The Primetime Emmy Awards showed that women writers on a comedy or variety series are a rare and endangered species. Only seven of the 81 writers were women.

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National Women's History Museum Needs A Permanent Site

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Women's History Museum was founded in 1996 to rectify what was seen as underrepresentation of females in history books and museums across...

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When Everything Changed, by Gail Collins

Elaine Showalter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elaine Showalter

Collins uses her great sense of revealing anecdotes, engaging personalities, representative case histories, resonant stories, and startling details to defamiliarize a decade we thought we remembered.

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Helping Gloria Steinem Celebrate Her 75th Birthday

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

Steinem was humble, displayed a wonderful sense of humor, and showed a strong dedication to continuing her work for social change. "Hope is a form of planning," she said.

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