MWHC News
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...
Join MWHC for a day trip to NYC to view the Broadway production of “Suffs”
(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
(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...
This Maryland activist who transcribed MLK’s letter from the Birmingham City Jail
(February 27, 2024) In the 1960s, Willie Pearl Mackey King sensed that there were opportunities outside of her native Georgia (where Jim Crow practices were a way of life). There was no money for college so King moved to Atlanta to work. An acquaintance mentioned that...
The world-famous opera singer who adopted Baltimore as her hometown
(February 21, 2024) Most 20th century music critics think of Rosa Ponselle, as one of the world’s greatest opera sopranos. After she married Carle A. Jackson, son of Baltimore’s Mayor Howard Jackson in 1936, Ponselle adopted Baltimore as her hometown....
Women Rising: Stories of Strength, Courage and Resistance
(February 24, 2024) Our board member Kate Campbell Stevenson will moderate a discussion among women who have created change. Ignite the spark of possibility within as we celebrate the boundless potential of women to make a difference. Through meaningful connections...
