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In the Washington metropolitan region, nearly half a million women and girls are living in or near poverty. We all have a stake in building the economic security of our region’s women and girls. The Women’s Foundation works to mobilize our community and provide solutions to eliminate the persistent barriers that disproportionately hinder women and girls from achieving economic security.

NASA Administrator Bolden: Women of NASA Inspire Girls to Dream

Maj. Gen. Charles Frank Bolden, Jr., (USMC-Ret.) is the 12th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It’s appropriate for NASA that the

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 14, 2014

Q: Who is the longest serving woman in the history of the United States Congress? A: Maryland’s own, Senator Barbara Mikulski. Senator Mikulski has

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 13, 2014

Q: Which Maryland born woman in history escaped slavery in 1849 and is best known for being a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 12, 2014

Q: Who was the first woman awarded a medical degree by an American college? A: Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to receive

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 11, 2014

Q: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only woman to win two fields? A: Marie Curie was the first woman

Celebrate Women’s History Month at the National Archives

Many of Washington, DC’s museums proudly display the highlights of American history from Judy Garland’s red slippers to the command module of the Apollo

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 10, 2014

Q: Who is the woman who’s listed in the Guinness Book of Records for being the first woman to become a millionaire by her

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 7, 2014

Q: This singer, songwriter and musician was named the most successful female songwriter of 1955-99. At the age of 18, she co-wrote what would become

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 6, 2014

Q: Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice? A: Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the Supreme Court by Ronald Reagan in 1981,

Women’s History Month Q&A – March 5, 2014

Q: Who was the first woman nominated for president by a major political party? A: Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman nominated for

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Washington Area Women’s Foundation mobilizes our community to ensure that economically vulnerable women and girls of color in the Washington, D.C. region have the resources they need to thrive. Since 1998, The Women’s Foundation has worked to transform the lives of women and girls in our region and across the world.

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