| Women's History in Washington D.C. |
| · Clara Barton National Historic Site |
Commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American
Red Cross and more.
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| · Daughters of the American Revolution Museum and Library |
One of the nation's premier genealogical libraries, one of the
foremost collections of pre-industrial American decorative arts, Washington's largest concert hall, and an extensive
collection of early American manuscripts and imprints.
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| · Mary McLeod Bethune Council House |
The first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women
(NCNW) and was Mary McLeod's last home in Washington, D.C.
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| · National Museum of Women in the Arts |
Located in Washington, DC, the National Museum of Women in the
Arts is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
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| · National Women's History Project |
Located in Washington, DC, the National Museum of Women in the
Arts is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
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| · Sewall-Belmont House and Museum |
Explores the evolving role of women and their contributions
to society through the story of women's pursuit for equality and is the headquarters of the historic National Woman's
Party.
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| · Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation |
The Vietnam Women's Memorial promotes the healing of Vietnam
women veterans through the placement of the Vietnam Women's Memorial on the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
in Washington, D.C.
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| · Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation |
The Women In Military Service For America Memorial, at the Ceremonial
Entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, is the only major national memorial honoring all women who have defended
America throughout history.
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| Women's
History Monuments to Visit in Washington D.C. |
| · Esther Morris Statue |
Wyoming's "Mother of Women's Suffrage" - U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington, D.C.
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| · Frances Willard Statue |
Temperance activist - U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
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| · Grief, The Adams Memorial |
By Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek
Church Rd., NW, Washington, D.C.
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| · Jane A. Delano and the Nurses Who Died in Service in WWI Memorial |
American Red Cross Headquarters - 17th & E St., NW, Washington,
D.C.
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| · Joan of Arc Statue |
Meridian Hill Park, 16th & Elucid St, NW, Washington D.C.
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| · Jeanette Rankin Statue |
First female member of Congress - U.S. Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C.
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| · Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial |
National Council of Negro Women Founder - Lincoln Park, E. Capitol
St. & 12th, Washington, D.C.
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| · Negro Woman and Child Sculpture |
Bronze by Maurice Glickman - Courtyard, Department of Interior,
18th & C St., Washington, D.C.
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| · Nuns of the Battlefield Marker |
Bronze by Jerome Connor - 17th & M St., NW, Washington,
D.C.
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| · The Suffrage Movement |
Monument of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan
B. Anthony - U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C.
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| · Vietnam Women's Memorial |
Commemorating women who served in Vietnam - 21st & Constitution
Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
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| · Women in the Military Memorial |
Commemorating all U.S. servicewomen, past, present and future
- Arlington Nat'l Cemetary, Washington D.C.
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| Women's
History Book Recommendations |
| · No Constitutional Right To Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship
by Linda K. Kerber |
Abby and Julia Smith, two 19th-century women who challenged
their obligation to pay taxes because they were denied the vote, are among the many extraordinary women portrayed
in this fascinating history by the author of Women of the Republic and Toward an Intellectual History of Women.
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| Women's
History Resources |
| · Where Women Made History |
Learn more about Women's History: General Reading, Books for
Young Readers, Reference Collections, Historic Places Associated With Women's History, Biographical Directories,
Women's History Resources on the Web
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