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Yousuf Karsh, Martha Graham, 1948 © Yousuf Karsh, Gift of Estrellita Karsh in memory of Yousuf Karsh. National Portrait Gallery

Events

Stay up to date on Smithsonian events that tell women’s stories and honor their achievements in art, history, science, business and culture.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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12:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
2:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
6:45pmWriter Geraldine Brooks on Little Women at 150S. Dillon Ripley Center

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

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8:00pmEXPLORING SPACE LECTURE: The New Moon: Recent Advances in Lunar ScienceAir and Space Museum
8:00pmEXPLORING SPACE LECTURE: The New Moon: Recent Advances in Lunar Science: Planetarium OverflowAir and Space Museum

Thursday, April 25, 2019

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12:00pmJAM concerts featuring Howard University's Women's Vocal Ensemble, SAASYAmerican History Museum
12:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
1:00pmJAM concerts featuring Howard University's Women's Vocal Ensemble, SAASYAmerican History Museum
2:00pmJAM concerts featuring Howard University's Women's Vocal Ensemble, SAASYAmerican History Museum
2:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum

Friday, April 26, 2019

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12:00pmMeet the WheelwomanAmerican History Museum
1:00pmMeet the WheelwomanAmerican History Museum
2:00pmMeet the WheelwomanAmerican History Museum

Saturday, April 27, 2019

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12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmPortrait Story Days: Theodore RooseveltPortrait Gallery
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum

Sunday, April 28, 2019

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1:00pmPortrait Story Days: Theodore RooseveltPortrait Gallery

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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12:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
2:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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6:00pmInnovative Lives: Merry Lynn MorrisAmerican History Museum

Thursday, May 2, 2019

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12:30pmCANCELED - Justice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
2:30pmCANCELED - Justice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum

Saturday, May 4, 2019

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10:30amAmazing Women Mother's Day reading & card workshopPostal Museum
12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

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12:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
2:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum

Thursday, May 9, 2019

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12:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum
2:30pmJustice Must Be DoneAmerican History Museum

Thursday, May 23, 2019

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1:00pmLace making demonstrationAmerican History Museum

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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8:00pmWomen’s Air Races, Aviation Business, and Astronaut Tests: Gene Nora Jessen’s Pathbreaking CareerAir and Space Museum

Sunday, June 9, 2019

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11:30amPride @ SAAMAmerican Art Museum

Friday, June 28, 2019

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1:00pmCooking Up History: The Harvey Girls & Meals for Rail PassengersAmerican History Museum

Saturday, July 6, 2019

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2:00pmAuthor Talk with Dr. Ashante Reese: Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 20, 2019

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9:00amA Promise Kept: The Inspiring Life and Works of Suzan Shown HarjoAmerican Indian Museum

Saturday, October 12, 2019

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1:00pmCooking Up History: Mollie Katzen's Moosewood CookbookAmerican History Museum

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