Fifty years ago, the New York Times began publishing excerpts and analyses of the “History of the United States Decision-Making Process on Vietnam Policy,” better known as the Pentagon Papers. To mark the anniversary of the ensuing clash between President Richard Nixon’s administration and free press, the Center for Women’s History dives into the story…

To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for Women’s History is diving into the story behind a photograph from the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library collection of the Morning Star Mission in 1916, showing several tables of young Chinese girls sewing under the supervision of three white women. How, and when, did…

In 2008, Alison Saar’s statue Swing Low became the first public monument to an African American woman in New York City. Located in Harlem, it honors Harriet Tubman, the celebrated African American abolitionist who self-emancipated in 1849 and repeatedly risked her life to complete an estimated (and astonishing) 13 trips back to her native Maryland…

Women have faced sexual harassment and abuse in their places of work for decades, if not centuries. But it is only in recent years that popular and media attention has focused on it in a sustained fashion and has forced tangible consequences for abusers. As part of our 2021 virtual Diane and Adam E. Max Conference…

For fans of the Emmy-award winning series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, on Amazon Prime Video that traces the fictional stand-up comedy career of a former housewife in the 1950s, much of the show’s excitement comes from its colorful portrayals of real-life comedy legends. In the season three finale, viewers are treated to a night at…