Coordinating Council for Women in History

  • US Suffrage Picket 1916

    NWP members picket outside the International Amphitheater in Chicago, where Woodrow Wilson delivers a speech. October 20, 1916. Library of Congress.

  • Aline H. Rhonie, American painter 1935

    Aline H. Rhonie, American painter, 1909-1963, at work on aviation mural at Roosevelt Field, Garden City, New York c. 1935. Smithsonian Photo Archives.

  • El sueño de la Malinche 1939

    Ruíz, Antonio. El sueño de la Malinche [“The Dream of Malinche”]. Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City, 1939.

  • African American soldier with family, circa 1864

    Unidentified African American soldier in Union uniform with wife and two daughters. Library of Congress.

  • Three young women offer berries to visitors to their izba, a traditional wooden house, in a rural area along the Sheksna River, near the town of Kirillov. 1909

    Rossiĭskai︠a︡ imperii︠a︡.  Three young women offer berries to visitors to their izba, a traditional wooden house, in a rural area along the Sheksna River, near the town of Kirillov. 1909. Library of Congress.

  • Native American Girl's Home photo circa 1890

    Indian Girl’s Home. A group of Indian girls and Indian police at Big Foot’s village on reservation. 1890. Library of Congress.

Welcome! The Coordinating Council for Women in History, an organization for women in the historical profession, is committed to exploring the diverse experiences and histories of all women. Its primary goals are to educate men and women on the status of women in the historical profession and to promote research and interpretation in areas of women’s history.