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Annamarie Lusardi, seated in a chair facing a camera and lighting equipment.

A Historian Spent 30 Years Studying Women's History but Never Knew About Women's Banks. One Photograph Sparked a Question and Inspired Her to Find Out More

Portrait of Elizabeth Van Lew sitting in profile.

Discover the Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, the Mastermind Behind a Critical Union Espionage Network During the Civil War

View from the back as a woman pulls up a webpage on her phone. In the background a poster reading “Unhidden Heroines” is visible.

See Familiar Monuments in a New Way as Five Women Who Shaped American History Come to Life Through Augmented Reality on the National Mall

A black and white gelatin silver print of Gertrude Ederle standing on the shore with a 1920s flotation device.

Discover the Story of Gertrude Ederle, an Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Setter Who Made Waves as the First Woman to Successfully Swim the English Channel

Black-and-white photo of Elizebeth Smith Friedman from the chest up

Elizebeth Smith Friedman Was the U.S. Government's First Woman Codebreaker. She Cracked Nazi Secrets, Saved 8,000 Lives and Pioneered Modern Cryptography

Martin Luther King, Jr. stands at a podium with several microphones. Behind him to his left is a crowd of seated and standing people, including Dorothy Height, turned towards him.

Excluded at the March on Washington, Dorothy Height Went on to Become the ‘Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement.’ See How She Built a Movement with Women at the Center.

Text of the Declaration in two columns, with the names of the signers in four columns.

Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed It

Summer Hamilton stands in front of a classroom gesturing.

Discover What a Woman's Voice Can Do That a Textbook Can't. Meet the Team Turning Oral History into Financial Education.

A woman and child stand at a shop counter facing a woman behind the register.

How Four Women Built Careers on the Financial Lessons They Learned at Home

A group of people stand around a table looking at a dress laid out on top. Lighting and processing equipment is visible in the background.

How the American Women’s History Initiative Pool Lays the Groundwork for a New Museum

Sepia portrait of Sallie E. Pero from the chest up.

Before Computers Were Machines, They Were Women. Here Are Six Places Where Human Computers Built Modern Science

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

Rebecca Northen seated with her hands crossed in her lap facing the camera.

Where Are All the Women? Notability and Digital Discovery

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

Althea Gibson in mid-swing on a tennis court, positioned in an athletic stance with her racket extended. A large crowd of spectators fills the stadium seating in the background.

Every Coin Tells a Story: Althea Gibson’s Family Reflects on Her Legacy

Barbara Franklin seated in the center of a room surrounded by lighting and sound equipment. Rachel Seidman sits facing her approximate five feet away with papers in her lap.

How Oral History Can Empower Women’s Voices

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