Smithsonian American Women's History Museum | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/RSS feed for Smithsonian American Women's History MuseumenMon, 06 Jul 2026 14:25:42 +0000Meet Julia Ward Howe, the Remarkable Poet Who Wrote the ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ and Fought for Women's Suffragehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/07/06/meet-julia-ward-howe-the-remarkable-poet-who-wrote-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic-and-fought-for-womens-suffrage/Poet, philosopher, and suffragist Julia Ward Howe wrote a rallying cry in 1861 that would resonate for more than a century—echoing through the Civil Rights Movement and beyond.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:25:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/07/06/meet-julia-ward-howe-the-remarkable-poet-who-wrote-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic-and-fought-for-womens-suffrage/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.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/29/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/As one of the only women planning the March on Washington, Dorothy Height organized the logistics, mobilized the crowds, and was never given the microphone. What she built in response helped shape the modern women's movement.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:43:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/29/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/Every American Knows the Declaration of Independence. Almost Nobody Knows the Woman Who Printed Ithttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/22/every-american-knows-the-declaration-of-independence-almost-nobody-knows-the-woman-who-printed-it/As Baltimore's postmaster and printer to the Continental Congress, Mary Katharine Goddard produced the first official copy of the Declaration of Independence to include the signers' names—and added her own.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:11:45 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/22/every-american-knows-the-declaration-of-independence-almost-nobody-knows-the-woman-who-printed-it/Discover What a Woman's Voice Can Do That a Textbook Can't. Meet the Team Turning Oral History into Financial Education.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/04/discover-what-a-womans-voice-can-do-that-a-textbook-cant-meet-the-team-turning-oral-history-into-financial-education/What's missing from financial literacy education? The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum is using first-person stories from We Do Declare to reshape the way students learn about money and financial independence.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:48:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2026/06/04/discover-what-a-womans-voice-can-do-that-a-textbook-cant-meet-the-team-turning-oral-history-into-financial-education/