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ABOUT NWHM
Our Mission
The National Women's History Museum affirms the importance of an accurate and complete understanding of the past. The Museum will fill in the missing part of history-- women’s history. To do this, the Museum will research, collect and exhibit the contributions of women to the social, cultural, economic and political life of our nation in a context of world history. The museum will use innovative and engaging means including permanent and traveling exhibits, its CyberMuseum, educational programs, and outreach efforts to communicate the breath of women’s experiences and accomplishments to the widest possible audience. The sharing of this knowledge will illuminate and encourage women and men, people of all classes, races and cultures to move into the future with respect, equal confidence, greater partnership, and opportunity.
Our First Success
The Museum is in its infancy, but our founders have already accomplished a great deal. NWHM was the driving force behind the raising of the Woman Suffrage Statue, a monument to Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott, from the U.S. Capitol Crypt to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. For the first time in our nation's history, our foremothers are honored with our forefathers!