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In celebration of Women's History Heritage month, the Smithsonian Institution and places across the country honor the culture and diversity of Women with exhibits, lectures and other events. Interested in listing your cultural event in celebration of Women's History Heritage Month? Email us at EventRSVP@si.edu
| FLORIDA | |
| Location: | Frost Art Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Miami |
| Date: | January 20, 2010 - May 16, 2010 |
| Description: | In Body and Soul: The Performance Art of María Teresa Hincapié, this exhibition, curated by Francine Birbragher, examines the work of well-known Colombian performance artist María Teresa Hincapié. Hincapié's initial studies were in acting and she developed her work in performance art, where she stood in the vanguard of this artistic medium in Colombia. |
| Location: | Mary Brogan Museum of Arts and Sciences (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Tallahassee |
| Date: | March 13, 2010 |
| Description: | The Mary Brogan Museum of Arts and Sciences, will present an "Art for All" program, "Women in History," which explores important women in American history. Activities include painting a portrait of an important woman who influenced the participants. |
| Location: | Orange County Regional History Center (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Orlando |
| Date: | March 22, 2010 |
| Description: | The Orange County Regional History Center, will host Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas as the guest speaker for the fifth annual "It's Not Your Mother's Tea" event, honoring women in diplomacy. Ambassador Elam-Thomas retired from the U.S. Senior Foreign Service in 2005 after four decades of service to the U.S. both stateside and around the globe, and is currently director of the Diplomacy Studies Program at the University of Central Florida. |
| NEW YORK | |
| Location: | New York State Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | New York City |
| Date: | March 1, 2010 |
| Description: | In celebration of Women's History Month, the New York State Museum will open a small exhibition March 1 featuring artifacts and images from the woman's suffrage movement of the early 20th century. "Women Who Rocked the Vote" will be open through March in the Museum's front lobby window. The exhibition chronicles the history of the suffrage movement, which was officially launched when Elizabeth Cady Stanton added the demand for equal suffrage to the Declaration of Sentiments at the first woman's rights convention in Seneca Falls that she helped organize. Modeled on the Declaration of Independence, the declaration condemned male tyranny. It also claimed for women "all the rights and privileges" of citizenship. News of the convention sparked controversy and helped ignite a national movement. |
| TEXAS | |
| Location: | The Women's Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Dallas |
| Date: | January 29, 2010 - April 11, 2010 |
| Description: | The museum features an exhibit Women's Work: Selected Prints from the Collection of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is a celebration of women artists who boldly undertook the challenges of printmaking and the quality of their resulting success. These works span the twentieth century with impressions by Works Progress Administration (WPA) artists Mabel Dwight, Clara Skinner, and Beatrice Cuming; to New York School artists Lee Krasner and Grace Hartigan; as well as African-American artists Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold, and Carrie Mae Weems. |
| Date: | March 10, 2010 |
| Description: | Dream Your Career with Raytheon The Dream Your Career Workshop is in collaboration between Raytheon Company and The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future to present career options to school groups around the Dallas area. During this workshop, students will learn about the nation's first comprehensive history museum focusing on the achievements and contributions of American women. This will include a brief tour of the Dream Your Career area and a special emphasis on careers in the STEM fields. |
| Date: | March 22, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. |
| Description: | Freedom Sister's Dallas Committee of Honor Luncheon At the luncheon, committee members will have an advance opportunity to learn about the Freedom's Sisters exhibit and how it will benefit the Dallas community; and to meet with friends and business associates who are also on the Committee and with others who support the exhibit. Freedom's Sisters is an exciting, national, traveling exhibition which pays homage to a group of extraordinary African-American women who have shaped the spirit and substance of civil rights in America. Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, together with The Women's Museum and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service will formally open this powerful exhibition in Dallas on Saturday, April 24, 2010 The Women's Museum. |
| Date: | March 26, 2010 |
| Description: | Stories from the Top... Of the Hour with Karen Borta, CBS 11 News Achor Gloria Campos, WFAA-TV News Anchor/Reporter Clarice Tinsley, FOX 4 Anchor/Rerporter Stories from the Top is about the personal journey these three fascinating women have taken to lead them to their positions. The purpose of the Stories from the Top program is to recognize and applaud the achievements and contributions of our nation's most outstanding women. The anticipated luncheon will feature our leading local anchor women from one of the top news markets in the nation. Karen Borta, Gloria Campos and Clarice Tinsley will engage in a candid conversation focusing on their respective personal and professional journeys. Regina Montoya will serve as the moderator. |
| VIRGINIA | |
| Location: | American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Richmond |
| Date: | March 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. |
| Description: | The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar will present a one-woman show, "Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One," which explores the life of Harriet Tubman. |
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