MWHC News
Maryland Commission for Women Report: “At the Heart of the Pandemic: Maryland Women and the Covid-19 Crisis”
(April 5, 2022) The Maryland Commission for Women has just published an in-depth study on the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the State's women. More than 4,500 women responded to the Commission’s survey between August and mid-October 2021. In...
MWHC presents Alyscia Cunningham and “I Am More than My Hair,” a candid discussion of the world’s definition of beauty
(April 3, 2022) Help us welcome author and filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham for an author talk and book discussion of "I Am More Than My Hair," a photography book that includes stories of women who have experienced hair loss due to a health condition and their...
MWHC spotlights Maryland women in STEM with pop-up exhibit at Maryland State Office Building
(March 27, 2022) One of our traveling exhibits, Maryland Women in STEM, has made a stop at the Maryland State Office Building, 301 W. Preston Street in downtown Baltimore. If you can't stop by, see it online...
Free: Artist reception for Lisa Stearns, Mixed Media Artist
(March 9, 2022) Lisa Stearns’ mixed media art journals will inspire you to create a collection of your own memories. Her work is on display in the MWHC display window until the end of April. Join us on...
The famous opera star who adopted Baltimore
(March 6, 2022) Most 20th century music critics regarded Rosa Ponselle, made famous at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as one of the world’s greatest opera sopranos. After she married Carle A. Jackson, son of Baltimore’s Mayor Howard Jackson in...
African American members of the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame span the decades
(February 25, 2022) Forty-nine members of the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame are of African American descent. See the collection of their biographies and learn how each has made significant contributions to Maryland's history and culture. These women's...
Panel of Maryland women to explore how Critical Race Theory impacts women’s history
(February 8, 2022) Three Maryland women will discuss how critical race theory helps to examine and preserve women's history. Join the presentation, which benefits the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, on February 22, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Proceeds will...
College students and recent grads: Apply early for Smithsonian’s American Women’s History virtual internship program
(January 11, 2021) Be a part of a transformational experience and contribute to a national effort to share a diversity of women's voices from the past and present! Interns will amplify women’s stories to tell a more complete American history, reach a diverse audience,...
Our first artist reception of the year: Griot Grandmother Edna’s African American hand-sewn quilts
(January 2, 2022) Throughout the year, pedestrians and motorists who pass by the MWHC headquarters at 333 N. Charles Street can view a rotating window exhibit that showcases the work of Maryland women artists. On...
No more secrets: NSA’s Queens of Code share stories about their NSA careers
(January 2, 2022) They've kept their secrets for 50 years or more. Three Queens of Code who lived in Maryland during their careers now share their stories about the National Security Agency's computing women. Join us virtually on January 20, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. to hear...
