Empowering Our Freedoms, Protecting Us All: The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) & You

by Kathi Santora | Feb 15, 2024

(February 15, 2024) Get the most up-to-the-minute information on the status of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Mary Ann Gorman, ERA Task Force Chair, Maryland NOW, will also share its history, potential impact, and future!  Free admission. All are invited to...

Celebrating Black History Month: An Evening with Poet Kim Singleton

by Kathi Santora | Feb 9, 2024

(February 9, 2024) Kim Singleton is a Prince Georges County native, author, filmmaker, and poet. Following Kim’s book reading, there will be a discussion. Register: http://tinyurl.com/bz7enrp9

STILL a work in progress: Get an update on the status of the ERA

by Kathi Santora | Jan 15, 2024

(January 15, 2024) What are the next steps to finally enact the ERA? On January 24, 2024 at 6:30 p.m., join Maryland’s leading ERA advocates to see how each of us can get involved. This is a free event. Zoom link will be sent to registrants via email. Register:...

Make a traditional sock monkey at the MWHC, site of the former Woman’s Industrial Exchange

by Kathi Santora | Nov 16, 2023

(11/16/23) For decades, the Woman’s Industrial Exchange (WIE) sold handcrafts to a loyal following at 333 N. Charles Street in Baltimore’s historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Handmade sock monkeys were a customer favorite. Come to the Maryland Women’s...

Join us: Evolution of Media in the Riot Grrrl Movement: Fanzines & Social Media Activism

by Kathi Santora | Oct 23, 2023

(October 23, 2023) Learn how 90s punk feminists changed the game for young activists today through the rise of self-published media in social movements. Join us to support emerging young historians such as Poolesville High School students Allison Sweeney and Daniela...