MWHC News
N. Louise Young Spencer, Maryland’s first African American female physician, delivered babies for 50+ years
(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...
Maryland Humanities awards Maryland Women’s Heritage Center $10,000 in grant funding
(May 16, 2024) The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (MWHC) is among 95 Maryland nonprofit organizations that received grant funding for general operations needs from Maryland Humanities’ Marilyn Hatza Memorial SHINE (Strengthening the Humanities Investment in...
Annie Simcoe’s quilted paper art is an ode to farmHERS: Free Artist Reception June 22, 2024
(May 2, 2024) Annie Simcoe, a Garrett County-based paper artist and the MWHC’s current featured artist, celebrates farmHERS with one-of-a-kind paper art made from materials she grows or gathers. We welcome everyone to an artist reception for her on June 22, 2024, from...
MWHC joins other women’s advocates to applaud the Maryland legislature’s bill that urges action on Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
(April 9, 2024) The Maryland ERA-affirming resolution, Senate Joint Resolution 1, passed on the House floor. The resolution clearly affirms the Legislature’s view that the federal Equal Rights Amendment is valid and should finally be published as a part of the United...
Dr. Phyllis Williams rose above mid-century segregation to become a groundbreaking economist and government leader
(March 30, 2024) In 1948, when Phyllis Ann Wallace earned her PhD from Yale, Black people still couldn’t eat in many restaurants or try on clothes in department stores. Women, Black and White, were shut out of workplaces or treated poorly. With a stellar combination...
Astronaut Mary Cleave looked at Earth from the Atlantis window and promised to protect her
(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
(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 the...
Welcome to MWHC’s latest artist reception for acrylic and ink artist Ava Dennis from Montgomery County
(March 22, 2024) Takoma Park-based acrylic and ink artist Ava Dennis is MWHC's latest featured woman artist. A free reception (open to all) will take place on Friday April 26, 2024 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Maryland Women's Heritage Center at 333 N. Charles St.,...
Women’s History Webinar: Focus on Laurel women-owned businesses
(March 19, 2024) Celebrate Women’s History Month and the Laurel Museum's exhibit It’s All Laurel in this panel presentation. Hear from women business owners and nonprofit representatives in Laurel about their businesses and services, and why they chose to call Laurel...
Make a traditional sock monkey at MWHC, site of the former Woman’s Industrial Exchange
(March 19, 2024) 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 Heritage...
