National Archives and Library of Congress plan public events
February 26, 2010 – The National Archives and Records Administration and the Library of Congress plan to recognize Women’s History Month in March with various public events in Washington, DC. These include: panel discussions, documentary films, workshops, book discussions, new online resources for women’s history, and additional special programming.
On March 11 at the National Archives, a panel of journalists and news executives will discuss leadership and the future challenges for women in journalism. The panel includes Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News; Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS; Diane Rehm, host of the Diane Rehm Show on NPR; and Katharine Weymouth, publisher of The Washington Post and president and CEO of Washington Post Media; and Susan Tifft, professor emerita of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University.
On March 19, broadcast journalist and television personality Hoda Kotb will deliver the keynote address for the Library of Congress’s month-long celebration of Women’s History Month. In conjunction with Women’s History Month the Library will also launch an online resource page on March 1 at www.womenshistorymonth.gov to highlight its collections about women and their accomplishments.
Additional information about events at the National Archives is available here.
Additional information about events at the Library of Congress is available here.