How museums nationwide are elevating women’s stories in US history
USA TODAY
Women's History Month events are online and in person, and they explore contributions from the start of our nation through space exploration.
There isn't a building for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, no place to visit, no walls for exhibits to hang. At least not yet.
But the institution created by Congress in 2020 is very much active in telling the important role of women in American history. And interim director Melanie Adams said the museum is "in the process of finding a physical home" on the National Mall.
The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is already a part of the nation's flagship museum system, and it's taking its educational mission on the road and online during Women's History Month.
The women's history museum is one of several across the country marking Women's History Month with a special emphasis on the role of women throughout the 250 years of American history.
The Smithsonian museum has several virtual and in-person events for Women's History Month. "We Do Declare" is a large-scale oral history archive that draws on the personal stories of women across the country about independence — financial independence, to be exact — and what that has meant for their overall sense of personal freedom and security.
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