Women's History Organizations and Museums

These groups share one common goal: increasing awareness of United States women's marvelous history. If you need to locate a public speaker, ask direction to specific resources, or find a group to join yourself, this is a great starting point. The list is arranged alphabetically by state

To suggest an organization or museum to add to this list, please contact us. NWHP@aol.com

Western Association of Women Historians
c/o Jacqueline Braitman
23250 Mariano St
Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Women's History Reclamation Project
Mary Lou C. Sulentich, Exec. Director
2323 Broadway, Suite 103
San Diego, CA 92102
619-238-0754

Women's Heritage Museum
(Formerly: Women's Heritage Museum )
Elizabeth Colton, President
PO Box 642370
San Francisco, CA 94164-2370
415-775-1366, elcolton@aol.com

Women of the West Museum
4001 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO 80303-7816
303-541-1000
303-541-1042 FAX

Colorado Coalition for Women's History
c/o Marcia Goldstein
PO Box 673
1200 Madison
Denver, CO 80206
303-377-6315

Holley House Museum
c/o Kerry Ann Keser
PO. Box 553
Salisbury, CT 06068
860-453-2878 (Ph./FAX)

American Historical Association
c/o Noralee Frankel
Women & Minorities
400 A St SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-544-2422

General Federation of Women's Clubs
Women's History and Resource Center
1734 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-347-3168

National Women's History Museum
205 South Whiting Street, #254
Alexandria, VA 22304
703-461-1920
www.nwhm.org

Broward County Women's History Coalition
1350 East Sunrise Blvd., # 114
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304
954-467-2999
953-767-0115 FAX

Community Coalition for Women's History, Inc.
351 NW 5th Street
Miami, FL 33128-1615
305-377-9922
305-373-9922 FAX

Southern Association of Women Historians
c/o Michele Gillespie
Dept. of History
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, GA 30030-3797
404-638-6214

Daughters of Hawaii
c/o Kim Ku'ulei Birnieor
2913 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96817

Chicago Area Women's History Conference
c/o Jean Hunt
400 E. Randolph, #3910
Chicago, IL 60601
312-938-0990

Women & Labor History Project
c/o Yolanda (Bobbie) Hall
5320 N. Sheridan Road, #1902
Chicago, IL 60640
773-769-2665

Quilters Hall of Fame
PO Box 681
Marion, IN 46952
765-496-6864

CWSHA
c/o Glenda Riley
University of Northern Iowa: History Dept.
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
317-285-8725

Southern Assn. of Women Historians
c/o Rosemary F. Carroll
COE College, Dept of History
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-399-8572

Women's History Coalition of Kentucky
c/o Karen McDaniel
KSU: Blazer Library
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-227-6854

The Sophia Smith Collection
Sherrill Redmon, Head
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
413-585-2978
fax 413-585-2886
e-mail: sredmon@library.smith.edu
http://www.smith.edu/libraries/ssc
One of America's premier archives for women's history manuscripts, open to the public; mounts exhibitions, presents lectures and symposia and other women's history programs.

The Schlesinger Library
Mary Maples Dunn, Director
Radcliffe College
3 James Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Worcester Women's History Project
c/o YWCA: Lisa Connelly Cook
1 Salem Square
Worcester, MA 01608
508-767-2852
e-mail: 22hp@famtree.com

Jackson Women's History Coalition
Cheryl Norey
PO Box 903
Jackson, MI 49204
norey.cheryl@acd.net

Michigan Women's History Center
Director
213 W Main St
Lansing, MI 48933
517-484-1990

Upper Midwest Women's History Center
Director
749 Simpson Street
St. Paul, MN 55104
612-644-1727
612-644-3350 FAX
www.hamline.edu/grad/whc_html/whc.html

Women Historians of the Midwest
c/o Debbie Miller
Minnesota Women's Consortium
550 Rice St, #101
St. Paul, MN 55103
612-373-0984

Minnesota Women's History Month
c/o Judy Yaeger Jones
181 McKnight Road, N., #305
St. Paul, MN 55119-6650
612-699-8257

Montana Women's History Project
c/o Jennifer Hisatomi
UM: University Center 210
Missoula, MT 59812

Butte Women's Labor History Project
Ellen Crain, Director
Butte Silver Bow Public Archives
Box 81
Butte, MT 59703

Nevada Women's History Project
c/o Jean Ford
1048 N Sierra, #A
Reno, NV 89503
702-784-1268

Alice Paul Centennial Foundation
Director
PO Box 1376
Mt. Laurel, NJ
609-231-1885
609-231-4223 FAX

Adirondack Women in History
c/o Kenda C. James
5 Middle Road, PO Box 565
Willsboro, NY 12996
518-963-7504

Western New York Women's History Committee and Hall of Fame
C/O Geraldine Bard, 153 Lancaster Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14222
716-878-6820

Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation
PO Box 603
Seneca Falls, NY 13148

National Women's Hall of Fame
PO Box 335
Seneca Falls, NY 13148-0335
315-568-2936

Upstate New York Women's History Conference
c/o Patricia Foster Haines
1202 E State St
Ithaca, NY 14850

Triangle Multicultural Women's History Project
c/o Elizabeth MacDonald
605 Germaine St
Apex, NC 27502
919-362-4436

International Women's Air and Space Museum
26 North Main Street
Centerville, OH 45459
513-433-6766

Women's History Project of Akron
c/o Kate Meyers
PO Box 72077
Akron, OH 44372-2077
216-366-2578

Women Historians of Greater Cleveland
c/o Judith Cetira
3391 Tiellamore
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Women's History Project of Greene County
c/o Imogen Trolander
1475 President Street
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Pioneer Woman Museum
c/o Jan Prough
701 Monument Rd
Ponca City, OK 74604
405-765-6108

Coordinating Committee for Women Historians
c/o Kimberly Jensen
Gender Studies
Western Oregon State Univ.
Monmouth, OR 97361

Rogue Valley Women's History Project
c/o Marilyn Boje
PO Box 674
Ashland, OR 97520

Italian-American Women's History Project
c/o Lola Rozzi
3531 Kutztown Rd
Laureldale, PA 19605
215-929-4463

Assoc. of Black Women Historians
Dr. Barbara Woods, Director
SCSU: Dept. of History
Orangeburg, SC 29117
803-536-8672

Tennessee Women's Network
c/o Ilene Jones-Cornwell
5632 Meadowcrest Lane
Nashville, TN 37209
615-356-3136
ilene.jones-cornwell@nashville.com

Foundation for Women's Resources
Candace O'Keefe, Director
3500 Jefferson, Suite 210
Austin, TX 78731
512-459-1167

National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
111 West 4th Street, # 300
Ft. Worth, TX 76102
817-336-4475

National Museum of Women's History
303 West Glendale Avenue
Alexandria, VA 22308
703-299-0552
703-299-0557 FAX

Washington Women Historians
c/o Sarah Larson
1668 Wainwright Drive
Reston, VA 20190-3432
703-742-0578

Women's History Museum
c/o Jeanne and Robert Schramm
Box 209
108 Walnut Street
West Liberty, WV 26074
304-336-7159

Rock County Women's History Committee
c/o Judi Kneece
1705 Eastwood Ave
Janesville, WI 53545-9676
608-756-2045

Women's History Research Center
c/o American Heritage Center
Univ. of Wyoming, Box 3924
Laramie, WY 82071-3924
307-766-4114

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