Smithsonian's American Women’s History Museum
with
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Smithsonian’s Lisa Sasaki and others TBD
Moderated by Gillian Sorensen
Wednesday, March 16th
5:00 pm ET
Let’s celebrate! The culmination of a years-long effort to establish a women’s history museum in Washington, DC has finally come to fruition with the passage of the Smithsonian Women’s History Act.
Every young person visiting this museum will be able to see powerful examples of the heights that women can achieve, or the sacrifices and hard work by our women forebears that help women today reach their full potential. Young people yearn to know about the inspirational examples of the amazing women who may be featured in the Museum.
About the Speaker:
Carolyn Maloney, a representative of New York, was the first woman to Chair the Joint Economic Committee, a House and Senate panel that examines and addresses the nation’s most pressing economic issues. She is also Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Congresswoman Maloney has led the effort to create a museum dedicated to the contributions women have made throughout the history of the United States.
Lisa Sasaki is the interim director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum and director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. Prior to this, Sasaki was director of the Audience and Civic Engagement Center at the Oakland Museum of California and director of program development Japanese American National Museum.
