by Kathi Santora | Sep 4, 2024
(September 4, 2024) Upcoming MWHC artist Malynda Madzel recently reflected on her unlikely path to becoming an artist in her 70s: “My journey into abstract painting began over 50 years ago, without a paint brush or a color chart anywhere in my line of vision. I...
by Kathi Santora | Aug 20, 2024
(August 20, 2024) These Maryland suffragists were among hundreds who fought for passage of the 19th amendment and the right to vote. They marched, picketed and wrote hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles. At times, they were jeered, spit upon and even jailed....
by Kathi Santora | Aug 6, 2024
(August 2, 2024) Memories of Baltimore’s historic Woman’s Industrial Exchange (WIE) were in danger of fading into obscurity. However, the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (MWHC) recently completed a two-year project to research and preserve artifacts found in the...
by Kathi Santora | Jul 1, 2024
(July 1, 2024) Connect with us to see how you can help us add “HERstory to history to tell OUR story.” We are looking for volunteers to join us in finding and saving the stories of Maryland’s memorable women, past and present. E-mail, text or call...
by Kathi Santora | May 31, 2024
(May 30, 2024) Lucile Wilcox Roeder was born in 1903, before women could vote. However, her life in Mountain Maryland was one of public service and volunteerism. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in education from Temple University in 1926 and taught physical education...
by Kathi Santora | May 29, 2024
(May 29, 2024) As the only daughter of Howard E. Young, Maryland’s first African American licensed pharmacist, and Estelle Hall Young, a high-profile West Baltimore community activist and suffragist, it is not surprising that N. Louise Young Spencer earned...
