Museum of Motherhood celebrates Women's History Month
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The mom-inspired museum in St. Petersburg, Florida, highlights the contributions of women to art, science and history.
March 1 marked the beginning of Women’s History Month, and in St. Petersburg, Florida, there’s a museum not just dedicated to women but to moms.
Mary Havlock has only been a mom for 18 months but already appreciates the impact the Museum of Motherhood, also known as MOM, is having on the community.
“Walking past the museum, I had to do a double take because I was like, ‘Museum of Motherhood,’ that’s me, that’s a museum for me," Havlock told Scripps News Tampa. "I’m here with my stroller with my infant twins."
The museum has been a 20-year endeavor by St. Petersburg mom Joy Rose, who was running it out of her own home until late last year when she found the perfect space for it.
“The Museum of Motherhood is actually the first of its kind. We basically cover the last 250 years of American motherhood,” said Rose. “We know museums only have about 11% women in their collections, so it’s time to get visible.”
