A photo of Martha Graham dancing
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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.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

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2:00pmBeyond Brontë: The Essential Act of Collecting Books by WomenNatural History Museum

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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

Thursday, September 12, 2019

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12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
8:00pmJohn H. Glenn Lecture in Space History: Women of ApolloAir and Space Museum
8:00pmJohn H. Glenn Lecture in Space History: Women of Apollo: Planetarium Overflow”Air and Space Museum

Friday, September 13, 2019

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

Saturday, September 14, 2019

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12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

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

Friday, September 20, 2019

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

Saturday, September 21, 2019

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12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

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

Thursday, September 26, 2019

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12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
6:00pmREMIX: The Future is FemalePortrait Gallery

Friday, September 27, 2019

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

Saturday, September 28, 2019

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12:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
1:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmVotes for WomenAmerican History Museum
2:00pmMarch on Washington Film Festival: The Me I Want to SingPortrait Gallery

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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6:45pmA Rally With the Suffragists

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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6:00pmWomen of Color: The Power of Protest Native American Women Activists: Resistance, Resilience, and Passing the TorchPortrait Gallery

Friday, October 11, 2019

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

Saturday, October 12, 2019

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1:00pmCooking Up History: Salsa con SalsaAmerican History Museum

Thursday, November 14, 2019

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10:30amFilm and Discussion: Warrior WomenAnacostia Community Museum
6:00pmWomen of Color: The Power of Protest Ain't I A Woman: Activism, Legacy and Our Quest for JusticePortrait Gallery

Friday, November 15, 2019

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1:00pmCooking Up History: Lavash: An Expression of Armenian HeritageAmerican History Museum

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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2:00pmPocahontas: Her Place in the Emerging Atlantic World and Nascent United StatesAmerican Indian Museum

Thursday, November 21, 2019

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1:00pmLace making demonstrationAmerican History Museum

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