Women make up about half of our country’s population.

Just a fraction of their accomplishments are recorded in history.

Maryland Women’s Heritage Center is changing that.

We add herstory to history to tell ourstory.

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MWHC Featured Artist

Artist Rowan Bathurst, seated in front of multiple art works. Wearing white jeans and head resting on hands

Sculptor Pearl Chang

After retiring from a Federal government career in 2014, Pearl Chang felt the unmistakable pull to the artist’s life. Though she took classes in several media, it was sculpture that spoke the most to her.

Meet Pearl and see her work  on Saturday July 12, 2025 from 2 – 4:00 p.m. at 333 N. Charles Street, Baltimore. See more

Let’s shine light on Maryland’s women lighthouse keepers of the past

(May 8, 2025) One look at the Chesapeake Bay’s shallow depths, sandbars and irregular coastline and it is easy to see why Maryland had so many operating lighthouses during the 19th and 20th centuries. What’s surprising, though, are how many women lighthouse keepers guided ships and likely saved untold lives during those years.

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