MWHC News
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...
See our 2021 accomplishments and a peek at what’s in store for 2022
(December 27, 2021) We can’t wait for 2022! There are several virtual programs, including Women Who Code, already on the calendar. We continue to prepare our new exhibit space at Marian House/Women’s Industrial Exchange for a time when health guidelines will...
MWHC honors suffragist Mary Bostwick Shellman with historic marker on Westminster’s Main Street
(November 29, 2021) The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation will come together for the unveiling of a fourth historical marker in the state that honors Maryland’s suffragists. The celebration, in collaboration with the Historical...
Free: Meet Baltimore sculpture artist Megary Sigler on Saturday November 13th
(November 3, 2021) 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 Saturday, November 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,...
Ellicott City suffragist, Laura Laurenson Byrne, to be honored with historical marker on November 14, 2021
(October 21, 2021) Join the Howard County Historical Society, Maryland Women's Heritage Center and William G. Pomeroy Foundation as they unveil a new historic marker that honors the life and work of noted Ellicott City suffragist Laura Laurenson Byrne. The...
Join us for a conversation with Old Mill High School student Rebekah Mueller about her Maryland History Day winning essay on Harriet Beecher Stowe
(October 17, 2021) Help us at the Maryland Women's Heritage Center support emerging young historians such as Rebekah Mueller. Rebekah won Maryland History Day's Women's History Award for her essay about Harriet Beecher Stowe. Join us for a conversation between MWHC...
Life of MWHC Board Member and women’s advocate Linda Mahoney to be celebrated on September 25, 2021
(September 23, 2021) Join friends and colleagues of Linda Mahoney as we honor her life, friendship and advocacy for Maryland's women. The memorial will take place on on September 25, 2021 at 2:00 - 3:30 at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater. An outdoor, tented reception...
MWHC board member and former CNN travel reporter, Kalin Thomas, to moderate “Traveling While Black: Tales & Tips from Black Women Travel Writers”
(September 5, 2021) Join us as we celebrate World Tourism Day on Monday, September 27 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Our board member and former CNN travel reporter, Kalin Thomas will moderate "Traveling While Black: Tales & Tips from Black Women Travel Writers." Panelists will...
MWHC celebrates another Maryland historic marker on the National Votes for Women Trail
(September 4, 2021) To memorialize Montgomery County suffragists Mary Bentley Thomas and Caroline Hallowell Miller, Sandy Spring Museum will unveil a historic marker that is part of the National Votes for Women Trail, one of only 250 sites across the United States,...
Maryland Women’s Heritage Center joins partners in August to celebrate Women’s Equality Day Celebration across Maryland
(September 3, 2021) Maryland Women’s Heritage Center (MWHC) joined other women’s groups in August to celebrate the Women’s Equality Day Celebration across Maryland (WEDC) and the 101st anniversary of the passage...