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This ceremony commemorated the reopening of the U.S. Army Women’s Museum in Fort Lee, Virginia.  Visitors there find the stories of women who have served their country since the…

Public historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart explored the stories of women who defied cultural norms to fight in the Civil War. They also described women’s wartime work as nurses,…

The National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year 1975 sponsored this conversation with Rep. Martha Griffith (D-Michigan), Rep. Patsy Mink (D-Hawaii) and Wendy Ross of the U.S. Information Service.…

Historian Gretchen Skidmore and journalist Denise Kiernan talked about how women’s roles changed during World War II, from joining the war effort as part of the workforce to using their social…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talked about her career and her book, Know Your Power.

Charlotte Waisman and Jill Tietjen talked about their book, Her Story: A Timeline of Women Who Changed America, and responded to audience members' questions. Their profiles of women vary…

Rebecca Traister talked about how women’s anger has been used to create transformative political movements throughout history. She spoke at the Wisconsin Book Festival in Madison.

Author Rebecca Roberts told the story of women suffragists, led by Alice Paul, who marched from Capitol Hill to the White House in 1913. The parade, which took place the day before Woodrow…

Efforts to build a National Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C., have been underway for more than 20 years. It currently exists as an online museum and offers local walking tours focused…

The Hudson Institute hosted a discussion on U.S. policy in Syria. Panelists include the representative for the Syrian Opposition Coalition to the United Nations and the former policy…

New York Magazine's Rebecca Traister traced the history of female anger and how it has fueled political movements. She was interviewed by Brittany Cooper, Rutgers University Women’s and…

Political insiders Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore talked about their book, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics, in which they reflect on their…

Professor Judith Giesberg talked about the ways northern middle-class women volunteered during the Civil War. She focused on Louisa May Alcott’s time as Civil War nurse chronicled in her…

During this portion of the Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference leadership conference, panelists talked about black women voters and the current political landscape. They…

Emily Cain talked about women and the midterm elections. EMILY’s List, the political action committee of which Ms. Cain is the executive director, supports and makes contributions to…

Phyllis Chesler reflected on her work in the feminist movement and highlights some of its key figures.

Donna Brazile, a Democratic strategist and former Democratic National Committee interim chair, talked about how her party was trying to appeal to female voters in the 2018 midterm elections.

Republican strategist Liz Mair talked about Republican Party attempts to efforts to female voters in the 2018 midterm elections.

NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben talked about the role of women in the 2018 midterm elections, both as voters and as candidates.

Telephone lines were open for phone calls and social media comments from women on how they will vote in the 2018 midterm elections.