Calendar of Events
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May 21 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
In 1946 an African American veteran was removed from a bus, arrested, beaten, and blinded. Richard Gergel details the impact of Woodard’s blinding as the racial awakening of President Truman. -
May 23 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT
Author Pamela Nadell weaves together stories of extraordinary women who helped carve out a Jewish American identity. -
May 24 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDTPart 2 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement. -
May 28 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT
In Stony the Road, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., offers a new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War. -
June 1 Saturday
Washington, DC - 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT
Join award-winning authors and illustrators to learn about the writing, illustration, and research that go into making a book. -
June 1 Saturday
Washington, DC - 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDTMeet award-winning authors and illustrators and engage in hands-on activities that explore methods and unveil strategies they use to integrate research in their works. -
June 4 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Kaitlin Sidorsky analyzes how many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office. -
June 5 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Tackle puzzles and ciphers about the National Park Service to solve a mystery in time during this “escape room” for adults. -
June 6 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT
We will screen a digitally restored version of the the film "The True Glory," an epic filmed record of the June 6, 1944, invasion of Normandy. -
June 13 Thursday
Washington, DC - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Tammy R. Vigil explores the function of spouses in recent political campaigns. -
June 13 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
A record number of women serve as U.S. Representatives and Senators but are still only 28 percent of the entire Congress. What factors account for the large gap between men and women serving in Congress? -
June 20 Thursday
Washington, DC - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Senator Mike Lee tells the dramatic, little-known stories of the offenses committed by the British crown against its own subjects and how the abuses of a strong central government were felt far and wide. -
June 25 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT
The HBO documentary "The Apollo" chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of New York City’s landmark Apollo Theater. -
June 28 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDTThis film by Joyce Follet follows the lives of eight Midwestern women, six of whom became founders of NOW.