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Publications

Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Objects of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection is available as a a hard bound book for your home library. Read excerpts and see selected objects.

Resource Collections

Two women dance in sync at a DJ booth.
Educator Resource
Rebel Girls: D.C. Women Making Music Using music to create performance spaces for women and build a more equitable society. Articles, audio, and photos. (10+ minutes)
Digital painting of Ethel Earley Clark smiling as she adds a flower into an overflowing arrangement.
Educator Resource
Women’s History in Gardening How women of have shaped American gardens. Videos, articles, timeline. Grades 8 and up. (2+ minutes)
Headshot of Sister Helen Sullivan
Educator Resource
Women Mathematicians Objects that illustrate the lives of several women mathematicians. Articles and photos. (30+ minutes)

Programs and Lectures

Margaret Gould Stewart and Jean Richards sit on stage and hold microphones.
Educator Resource
Eva Zeisel: Life and Design Stories Spanning a Century The remarkable life and legacy of ceramicist Eva Zeisel. Video. (1 hour)
Four women on a Zoom call: Dr. Karen L. Ishizuka, Nobuko Miyamoto, Tomie Arai, and Kai Naima Williams.
Educator Resource
Story Circle: The Art of Movement and Coalition Building A discussion on the inspiring force of activist Yuri Kochiyama. Video. (1 hour)
Scientist Oris Sanjur using a centrifuge.
Educator Resource
American Women of Science: Recovering History, Defining the Future A filmed virtual symposium to inspire and educate scientists, and support a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future. Video series. (2+ Hours)

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