MWHC News
President Biden issues statement about the Equal Rights Amendment
(January 17, 2025) President Biden today issued a statement in regard to the ongoing efforts to have the 28th Amendment become law. The Amendment reads: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of...
Bernice Friedland created a 78-year legacy of service in Cumberland (and hasn’t stopped yet)
(January 16, 2025) Young at heart and thriving in her 98th year of life, Bernice Friedland exudes vitality as I chat with her one late summer afternoon in her beautiful, light-filled living room. We are surrounded by the woodland, birds, flowers, and wildlife that...
Del. Heather A. Bagnall moves to exonerate Maryland’s 17th- and 18th- century accused witches
(January 12, 2025) At first glance, Delegate Heather A. Bagnall’s (D-Anne Arundel) bill HJ0002 that seeks to exonerate the Maryland women (and one man) who were accused or tried for witchcraft centuries ago might seem to pale against today’s pressing legislative...
Rowan Bathurst creates dialogue between present day women and prehistoric artifacts
(January 1, 2025) Vessels of Belonging weaves a vibrant dialogue between past and present, celebrating the artistry of women who have, across centuries, shaped interplay of form, expression, and the intangible threads that connect generations of women through art. The...
Maryland Humanities awards Maryland Women’s Heritage Center $10,000 in grant funding
(December 17, 2024) The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (MWHC) is among 90 Maryland nonprofit organizations across 21 counties and Baltimore City that received grant funding for general operations from Maryland Humanities’ Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE (Strengthening...
”Joe, before you go, #PublishEquality”
(November 21, 2024) Join the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (MWHC) to tell President Joe Biden to finally make the 28th Amendment a part of the United States Constitution. President Biden can make it happen with one phone call. Before he leaves office, he simply...
Come together to talk about women and caregiving
(November 11, 2024) In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, join us Wednesday 11/20 at 6pm for a virtual discussion, Caring for Caregivers, on the challenges of women & caregiving. Our Board VP of Communications Kalin Thomas, a former family caregiver of her...
For artist Sandy K. Cummings, summer is never over
(November 4, 2024) Sandy K Cummings’ collection of colorful and expressive collages features flowers from her summer garden. From a distance the collages look like paintings, but upon closer inspection, the keen observer will discover that the images are made of...
A remembrance: Joanne Goldsmith, a founding MWHC board member
(October 31, 2024) Joanne Goldsmith, a Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (MWHC) founding board member and a continuous MWHC supporter, passed away on October 29, 2024. Among her many notable accomplishments, Joanne courageously stood up for desegregation and...
All you need is your local library to learn about women who came before us
(September 23, 2024) Want to research the life of a family member or local woman of note? You don’t need to be a trained historian or genealogist. Join the MWHC and the Worcester County Public Library to learn how to get started. You can “add HER story to history to...
