Rachel F. Seidman

Curator, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

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Women marching down the street holding a banner with the message “Equal jobs and educational opportunities!”

What Does Women’s Equality Day Really Commemorate? The Answer Goes Beyond 1920

Woman holding a sign reading “Equal positions with equal pay” during an equal pay demonstration in a city plaza, with women seated behind her.

Women Who Reshaped Financial Power and Economic Opportunity

Women stand together behind a rope barrier at the Women’s March for Equality.

How Women Built Networks of Support for Economic Independence

A group of women law students gathered around a table in a library.

How Women Researchers Changed Our Understanding of Women’s Economic Lives

A group of smiling women pose for a picture with their hands up in a cheer in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Women Who Changed the Laws Shaping Economic Independence

Gail Winslow sits at a desk reviewing documents with another woman.

What Oral Histories Reveal About Women’s Pursuit of Economic Independence

Three women pose for a photo in front of a Victorian-style house.

Exploring Clara Barton’s Legacy: A Field Trip into Women’s History Preservation

View from a plane’s window showing the wing as the plane flies over the ocean and shoreline.

On the Road to Independence: Field Notes From 'We Do Declare'

Candid black and white photo of people walking down the street. Two women face the camera in the foreground under an awning with the words “The First Women’s Bank” on it.

How the Equal Credit Opportunity Act Transformed Women's Economic Power