National Women's History Museum
In December 2014 President Obama signed into law legislation authored by Congresswoman Maloney that established a privately-funded commission to prepare a report containing recommendations for establishing and maintaining a National Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C. The 8-member commission has 18 months to produce the report and submit it to Congress for approval. Members of the commission were appointed by Speaker of the House John Boehner, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid.
This bipartisan bill passed the House on May 7, 2014, by a vote of 383 to 33 with support from leaders of both parties, including Speaker John Boehner, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer. It passed despite strong opposition from conservative groups including Heritage Action, Susan B. Anthony List, Concerned Women for America, the Eagle Forum, and the Family Research Council. Unfortunately, the bill failed to make it through the Senate.
The Senate legislation, introduced by Collins and Mikulski, was cosponsored by 39 Senators, including all 20 women Senators. The legislation was added to a package of Natural Resources bills, which was later attached as a separate title of the National Defense Authorization Act.
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the commission and the museum would have no significant impact on federal spending. The bill authorizes the commission to accept and spend monetary gifts and a 501(c)3 organization, National Women’s History Museum, is already raising the funds necessary to fund the commission.
The museums and memorials in our nation’s capital demonstrate what we value. We have museums dedicated to flight, postage stamps, law enforcement and many other important people and issues of interest, but not to women. A National Women’s History Museum would provide women, comprising 53% of our population, a long overdue home on our National Mall to honor their many contributions that are the very fabric of our country.
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Leading women from politics, the arts and other fields urged President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to support a new national women’s museum in Washington that would be affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution.
At a meeting in New York to give momentum to the idea, the group cited the report of a bipartisan Congressional commission in November that urged construction of the museum.
The time is now for a Smithsonian Museum of American Women’s History on the National Mall in Washington, Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Monday.
“We should be proud to make a strong statement that Americans value women, champion equality and honor the significant contributions of women throughout our history,” the Manhattan Democrat said.
An advocacy group, the Common Good, announced a Change.org petition calling on Congress to authorize construction of the museum.
President-elect Donald Trump will face a delicate question after he takes office next year: whether to support building a women’s history museum on the National Mall.
The two main proponents of the bipartisan push, which has been going on for years, both have ties to the real estate mogul.
A Smithsonian Museum For Women’s History Has Been Proposed & These Events Prove How Much It’s Needed
We may soon get an exciting addition to the 19 Smithsonian museums in Washington, DC: An eight-member Congressional panel has laid forth a plan for the American Museum of Women’s History, which would spotlight women's contributions to the country. Its proponents plan to introduce it to Congress wi
NEW YORK – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), lead House sponsor of the bill to create a Congressional Commission to study a national women’s history museum, today was joined on the steps of City Hall with New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Public Advocate Letitia James, Councilman Ben Kallos, and women leaders to hail the final bipartisan report from the American Museum of Women's History Congressional Commission. The report recommends the creation of a new Smithsonian Museum for American Women’s History on the National Mall.
A week after the highest of all glass ceilings proved indestructible, a congressional panel finds the country needs a national museum dedicated to showcasing the contributions and experiences of American women.
To be called the American Museum of Women’s History, the institution would open in a new or existing building on or near the Mall and would be operated by the Smithsonian Institution. Private donors would provide the estimated $150 million to $180 million needed for the construction or renovation.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), lead House sponsor of the bill to create a Congressional Commission to study a national women’s history museum, received the group’s final report today. Over the last 18 months, the bipartisan Commission engaged with historians, scholars and various experts to draft the report and make their recommendations for an achievable plan to establish a national women’s history museum in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Obama’s announcement today that he will designate the Sewall-Belmont House, the headquarters for the National Woman’s Party since 1929, as a national monument known as the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today released the following statement marking the annual celebration of March as Women’s History Month – a commemoration that has occurred in America since 1987.