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The National Women's History Museum ( NWHM) is a museum and an American history organization that "researches, collects and exhibits the contributions of women to the social, cultural, economic and political life of our nation in a context of world history." The NWHM was founded in 1996 by Karen Staser. [1]
The Women's Rights National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in Seneca Falls and Waterloo, New York, United States. Founded by an act of Congress in 1980 and first opened in 1982, the park was gradually expanded through purchases over the decades that followed. It recognizes the site of the 1848 Seneca Falls ...
The Global Fund for Women is a non-profit foundation funding women's human rights initiatives. It was founded in 1987 by New Zealander Anne Firth Murray, and co-founded by Frances Kissling and Laura Lederer to fund women's initiatives around the world. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Since 1988, the foundation has awarded over ...
The Women's Museum of California (WMC) is a nonprofit museum located in San Diego, California and dedicated to women's history. It was first organized under the names the Women's History Reclamation Project and then the Women's History Museum and Educational Center. It was founded in 1983. [1] In addition to exhibits and programs offered, the ...
New York City, New York, U.S. Coordinates. 40°46′14″N 73°58′21″W / . 40.7705°N 73.9725°W. / 40.7705; -73.9725. The Women's Rights Pioneers Monument is a sculpture by Meredith Bergmann. It was installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, on August 26 ( Women's Equality Day ), 2020. [1] [2] The sculpture is located at ...
Women's City Club of New York. Address: 307 Seventh Avenue. The Women's City Club of New York was founded in 1915 before women had the right to vote. Since its beginnings, the Women's City Club has focused on getting women involved in the political process through policy debates on issues that affect their lives.
In 1988, it created The Institute for Women's Economic EmPOWERment, the only national training ground for economic development and justice organizers working on women's issues; in 1989, the Foundation started the Reproductive Rights Coalition and Organizing Fund; support organizations working on women's health issues at the state level.
The National Council of Women's Organizations ( NCWO) is an American non-profit umbrella organization of more than 100 women's organizations. [1] The organization has a membership of more than 11 million women. [2] In 2005, Susan Scanlan became the chair of NCWO. [3] Shireen Mitchell is the founding chair of the Media and Technology taskforce.