Astronaut Mary Cleave looked at Earth from the Atlantis window and promised to protect her

by Kathi Santora | Mar 29, 2024

(March 29, 2024) By the time astronaut Mary Cleave moved to Maryland in 1991 to work at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, she had already flown on two Atlantis Space Shuttle missions. In those, she orbited the Earth 172 times, traveling 3.94 million miles.  An...

Bel Air’s Liriodendron Mansion to celebrate local suffragists throughout April

by Kathi Santora | Mar 28, 2024

(March 28, 2024) Liriodendron, a historic mansion located in Bel Air, will host several events and an exhibition during April that recall valiant Maryland women who fought for voting rights.  Visitors can view Liriodendron’s Votes for Women exhibit during...

Join MWHC for a day trip to NYC to view the Broadway production of “Suffs”

by mdwhc | Mar 8, 2024

(March 7, 2024) Join Maryland Women’s Heritage Center for a fundraiser bus trip to NYC and a Broadway production of Suffs, a new look at the 19th century votes for women movement. Link for tickets:...

Join MWHC for a day trip to NYC to view the Broadway production of “Suffs”

by Kathi Santora | Mar 7, 2024

(March 7, 2024) Join Maryland Women’s Heritage Center for a fundraiser bus trip to NYC and a Broadway production of Suffs, a new look at the 19th century votes for women movement. Link for tickets:...

Maryland Commission on Women announces 2024 Women’s Half Fame inductees and Maryland Young Women Leaders Award recipients

by mdwhc | Mar 7, 2024

(March 7, 2024) On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Maryland Commission for Women will induct five women into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame and present the 2024 Maryland Young Women Leaders Award to five high school students. The 2024 inductees into the Maryland...

Maryland Commission on Women announces 2024 Women’s Half Fame inductees and Maryland Young Women Leaders Award recipients

by Kathi Santora | Mar 7, 2024

(March 7, 2024) On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Maryland Commission for Women will induct five women into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame and present the 2024 Maryland Young Women Leaders Award to five high school students. The 2024 inductees into the Maryland...