11/26/2022
From the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites newsletter: The Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation announced that Dr. Jill Biden, Mrs. Melania Trump, Mrs. Michelle Obama, Mrs. Laura Bush, Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Mrs. Rosalynn Carter will serve together as Honorary Chairs of the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation. In their role as Honorary Chairs, the First Ladies will spearhead the Foundation’s efforts to ensure that the 36 million people who visit our National Mall each year experience a deeper and more inclusive American story.
The Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation is one of only two organizations to hold the extraordinary distinction of being chaired by all six living First Ladies.
“We are honored to welcome Dr. Biden, Mrs. Trump, Mrs. Obama, Mrs. Bush, Secretary Clinton, and Mrs. Carter as the Honorary Chairs of this historic project," said Dr. Colleen Shogan, Chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors. "American women’s history is not fully represented on our National Mall, and with the leadership of the First Ladies, we will elevate women out of the footnotes of history and into their rightful place in our nation’s commemorative landscape."
Said First Lady Jill Biden, “From battle cries for justice to soft lullabies, women lead and dream our world forward each and every day. We have spoken up when no one else would, facing violence and ridicule, and deciding the course of history with grit, clarity, and courage. We have never been silent—but women have often been silenced, their stories too frequently untold. We must tell their stories and memorialize the women who led the single largest expansion of voting rights in American history and set precedents in protest, civic organization, and societal change. I’m honored to stand alongside fellow First Ladies as an Honorary Chair of the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation to tell a more complete story of America’s history and inspire future generations to continue building a better future for us all.”
See the full press release here:
https://www.womensmonument.org/first-ladies-named-as-honorary-chairs-of-the-womens-suffrage-national-monument-foundation
