Results for "Women's rights"
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A Hungerford Property History of Women’s Rights
- Date: March 25, 2021
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: We’ve learned so much about the specific women of James Smithson’s family though the Hungerford Deed—but what can it tell us about women’s rights in the eighteenth century?
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Doris Holmes Blake and the Fight for Women’s Right to Paid Employment
- Date: May 3, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: How the marital status provision of the 1932 Economy Act impacted one Smithsonian scientist.
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Call for Entries! Women’s History Month
- Date: March 2, 2009
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: In celebration of Women’s History Month, we invite you to submit your photo and story about how photography both shapes and reflects women’s lives and accomplishments. Starting on March 8th, International Women's Day, we will also be featuring photographs of women scientists on the Smithsonian Flickr Commons photostream. We hope that these photos of women scientists and our
- Blog Post
A Library for the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Council
- Date: September 7, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: From The Feminine Mystique to Ms. magazine: take a look at what members of the Women’s Council were reading in the 1970s and 1980s.
Margaret Collins: Scholar, Civil Rights Activist, and Mentor
- Date: March 27, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: During this Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian Transcription Center has been highlighting projects from women around the Smithsonian. Among these women is Margaret Collins, a pioneering scientist and civil rights activist. While her fieldwork has been written about previously, that is clearly just one part of a full and distinguished career.Collins’ interest in science
- Smithsonian Legal Document
An Act To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes
- Date: 1992 11/21/1991 Civil War, 1861-1865
- Creator: 102d Congress, Sess. 1, 1991
- Creator: 102d Congress, Sess. 1, 1991
Link Love: 5/4/2018
- Date: May 4, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: The story of the first emoji which can be found in the Museum of Modern Art's collection. [via AIGA Eye on Design]U.S. National Archives is celebrating former first Lady and women’s rights advocate, Betty Ford, with new resources and citizen archivist activities where you can learn more about her life! [via NARA]Use this app, Native Land, to learn about the indigenous history
Women's Week Program During International Women's Year, 1975
- Date: 1975 August 4-8, 1975
- Creator: Neufeld, Harry B
Women Carrying out the Work of Change in the 1970s
- Date: January 5, 2021
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Wonder Woman 1984 features fictional Smithsonian women in science trying to change the world. Let’s examine how real-life women pushed for change at the Smithsonian in the 1970s and created new opportunities for women at work.
Women's Week Program Participants During International Women's Year, 1975
- Date: 1975 August 4-8, 1975
- Creator: Neufeld, Harry B
Women's Week Program Participants During International Women's Year, 1975
- Date: 1975 August 4-8, 1975
- Creator: Neufeld, Harry B
Women's Week Program Luncheon During International Women's Year, 1975
- Date: 1975 August 4-8, 1975
- Creator: Neufeld, Harry B
