MWHC News
Before Baltimore’s Monument lighting evening, pop in to meet urban landscape painter Crystal Moll at MWHC
(November 10, 2022) Award-winning oil painter Crystal Moll captures some of Maryland's most-loved locations. On your way to Baltimore's traditional Monument Lighting on the evening of 12/1/2022, stop by our November/December women's artist series reception at 333 N....
Meet the author: Kathy Kleiman’s book “Proving Ground” places six women programmers in their rightful place in technology history
(October 28, 2022) After World War II, engineers and programmers rushed to make sure that the United States stayed ahead of the world in top-secret research into computing and ballistics. Officials at Aberdeen Proving Ground, located in Harford County, assigned six...
Unstoppable: The life of Fannie Lou Hamer, as told by high school student Micah Carroll
(September 30, 2022) Parkdale High School student Micah Carroll, winner of the 2022 Award for Excellence in Women's History, will share her research and new website about the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. Born into a Mississippi sharecroppers family, Hamer...
MWHC and Doors Open Baltimore: Now’s your chance to visit our home in the historic Woman’s Industrial Exchange
(September 28, 2022) The MWHC, now located in the former Woman's Industrial Exchange (WIE), will be one of 43 sites open to the public for free during Doors Open Baltimore 2022. Doors Open Baltimore celebrates the city's unique places like our home in...
Nobody tells stories like Grandmother Edna Williams, long-time MWHC supporter
(September 27, 2022) In African countries, the person known as “griot” commands unique respect. They are the storytellers who pass on cultural heritage and wisdom from generation to generation. In Baltimore,...
Almost forgotten Baltimore history: Maryland Women’s Heritage Center and Marian House to preserve the history of Baltimore’s Woman’s Industrial Exchange
(August 2, 2022) Despite its landmark status at 333 N. Charles Street in Baltimore’s Mt. Vernon neighborhood, and its fond memories in the hearts of many longtime Baltimoreans, no one has documented and celebrated the history of the Woman’s Industrial Exchange...
Unfinished Business: The Equal Rights Amendment as of 2022
(August 2, 2022) Women have been working for decades now to achieve passage of the ERA, which states says that men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction. To celebrate Women’s Equality Day 2022,...
At last! MWHC Reopening Celebration Saturday June 4 at 10:00 a.m.
(May 11, 2022) After operating virtually for several years, MWHC moved into the historic Marian House/Woman’s Industrial Exchange (WIE) building in December 2020. However, we haven't had a chance to gather and celebrate until now! We are proud to be a part...
Frederick suffragists Florence and Bertha Trail will have their day on May 22
(May 2, 2022) Join the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, the William G. Pomeroy Foundation and the National Votes for Women Trail to celebrate Frederick suffragists Florence and Bertha Trail with a new historical marker to be unveiled in Mt....
Help us honor Talbot County suffragists Mary Jenkins and Mary Bartlett Dixon in Easton
(April 18, 2022) The Talbot Historical Society, the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation will unveil a new historical marker honoring Mary Jenkins and Mary Bartlett Dixon, Talbot County’s two most prominent suffragists. The event...
