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Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame |
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 Housed in the former Carnegie Public Library, it was the Phoenix Women’s Club who made the original application for funding the library’s construction in 1908.
1101 W Washington St
Phoenix
AZ 85007
Ph: +1 602 542 4675 (Michael D Carman, Museum Division Director)
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Website: www.dlapr.lib.az.us/museum/womenhof.htm
The Arizona Women’s Commission established the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame in 1981 with 3 or 4 inductees being honoured annually. In 1984 the Women’s Hall of Fame became part of the general Arizona Hall of Fame & Museum and moved into the newly restored Carnegie Library building. Located on a main road in downtown Phoenix, it is a block a way from its parent institution the Arizona Capitol Museum (and State Archives and Research Library).
Photographs of the 60 or so inductees feature in the exhibit as well as a book containing their biographies. The project was on hold during the 1990s but has been resurrected in 2001/02 with some funding assistance from the State Governor’s Commission on Women. It is hoped that the women’s stories from the Hall of Fame will eventually go online.
There is also another display entitled Arizona Women in Government. Originally housed at the Capitol Museum, it came about because of Arizona having one of the highest percentages of women in elected and appointed offices. In 1998 5 women were elected to the State’s top constitutional executive offices, which had never happened before in the US. About 16 women are represented (framed photographs) with some artefacts and memorabilia.
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Pioneer Woman Museum |
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701 Monument Road
Ponca City
OK 74604
Ph: +1 405 765 6108
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Website: www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/mus-sites/masnum25.htm
Opened in 1958, this purpose-built museum of native stone “preserves the legacy of women from all races, creeds and nationalities who have contributed to the development of Oklahoma”. It is located just east of a 17-foot bronze statue of a “Pioneer Woman”, erected in 1930. The main exhibit gallery looks at Oklahoma’s past (after the Cherokee Outlet Run of 1893) from the perspective of 16 different women, up to the present day including women astronauts. Oklahoma’s 1st Ladies Gowns are displayed in another gallery while there is also an educational centre with videos, an interactive timeline and loom demonstrations.
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The Women’s Museum: an Institute for the Future |
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 Housed in a heritage-listed building that had been a performing arts centre, agricultural show arena and later warehouse, it dates from 1910 and was remodelled in 1936 in the Art Deco style.
3800 Parry Ave
Dallas
TX 75226
(PO Box 150381, Dallas, TX 75315-0381)
Ph: +1 512 459 1167
Fax: +1 512 459 1408
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Website: www.thewomensmuseum.org
This major museum is based in the Fair Park (home of America’s largest State Fair), 7-8 km SW of downtown Dallas. It opened in October 2000 and aims “to educate, enrich and inspire all visitors by celebrating women’s history and providing a public forum for the communication of women’s contributions to society.”
On 2 floors, with an additional mezzanine for temporary displays, its state of the art, hands-on interactive exhibits explore the contributions of around 3000 women throughout American history, examining the similarities and differences among women’s lives across time. There is considerable emphasis on DVD presentation stations, touchscreen and A/V kiosks.
The museum was 4 years in the making, the dreamchild of Cathy Bonner, President of the Board of the Texas Foundation for Women’s Resources, a group which had established numerous women’s projects over 20 years including a leadership training program and an exhibition on Texan women’s history.
As well as a shop and café, there is a large auditorium for films, talks and conferences etc as well as meeting rooms for hire. The adjoining Ronya Kozmetsky Institute for the Future provides educational and enrichment programs including a specialised curriculum in maths, science, computer and Internet technology for middle school girls.
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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame |
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1720 Gendy St
Fort Worth
TX 76102
Ph: +1 817 509 8967
Fax: +1 817 336 2470
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Website: www.cowgirl.net
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is the only museum in the world dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinary courage and pioneer spirit in their trail blazing efforts. Started in 1975, in the basement of the Deaf Smith County Library in Hereford, Texas, the Museum and Hall of Fame moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1994 to plan for and build a new permanent home. Currently, the museum's archives house over 2000 artifacts and information about over 400 remarkable women. The 163 Hall of Fame honorees include pioneers, artists, writers, entertainers, humanitarians, businesswomen, educators, ranchers and rodeo cowgirls. The new 33,000 square-foot, $21 million National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame opened on 9 June 2002 in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District and is part of the city’s new Western Heritage Center, located near the celebrated Will Rogers Complex. It includes exhibits from the permanent collection, a traveling exhibition gallery, a multi-purpose theatre, research library, retail store, and a grand rotunda where visitors begin to learn about the spirit of the cowgirl.
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