Smithsonian American Women's History Museum | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/blog/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/RSS feed for Smithsonian American Women's History MuseumenFri, 30 Aug 2024 14:25:14 +0000Foregrounding Fiber in American Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/08/30/foregrounding-fiber-in-american-art/The Renwick Gallery’s newest exhibition, Subversive, Skilled, Sublime: Fiber Art by Women, showcases artists who used everyday materials such as cotton, felt, and wool to tell deeply personal stories and offer an alternate view of American art.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:25:14 +0000Because of Her Story Interns Uplifted Women’s History Across Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/08/30/because-of-her-story-interns-uplifted-womens-history-across-smithsonian/See what projects the Because of Her Story interns worked on this summer to amplify and uplift American women’s history across the Smithsonian.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:23:53 +0000Plans, Partnerships and Powerful Women: An Interview with Director Elizabeth Babcockhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/08/20/plans-partnerships-and-powerful-women-an-interview-with-director-elizabeth-babcock/In this interview, Elizabeth Babcock discusses her goals for her first year as founding director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, plans for building successful partnerships, and the women who have inspired her and surprised herTue, 20 Aug 2024 15:19:53 +0000The Gold Standard: How These Iconic Olympic Athletes Inspired and United Ushttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/07/23/the-gold-standard-how-these-iconic-olympic-athletes-inspired-and-united-us/Get a behind-the-scenes peek at objects from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History sports collection. Watch as actress Rosario Dawson relives Olympic gold memories and discusses the inspiring future of women’s sports with curator Eric JentschTue, 23 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000On the Trail of American Women in Parishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2024/07/16/on-the-trail-of-american-women-in-paris/Learn what motivated curator Robyn Asleson to put together the exhibition Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939, at the National Portrait Gallery.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000