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WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian American Womens History Museum launched We Do Declare: Womens Voices on Independence. Through the lens of economic power, this multi-year oral history and education project explores when, how and why women have sought independence in their own lives over the past 50 years. Timed with the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which made it illegal for banks to discriminate against women applying for loans based on their sex or marital status, the first series of oral histories commemorate this important historical milestone for women and their economic independence.
We Do Declare: Womens Voices on Independence will unfold over the next 18 months to feature several dozen oral histories and community stories of women from across the country, accompanied by national partnerships, public programming, educational resources and an online interactive experience. The project will culminate in the summer of 2026 to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the countrys 250th anniversaryor semiquincentennial.
With the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, we are proud to enhance the historical record by hearing directly from women about their varied experiences with independence and economic empowerment and to share their stories with a wider audience, said Elizabeth C. Babcock, director of the Smithsonian American Womens History Museum. As we look forward to establishing our future home on the National Mall, we aim to inspire conversations that connect past achievements with future possibilities by listening to diverse womens voices across generations.
The first four oral histories, conducted by project curator Rachel Seidman, offer a glimpse into the history of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the phenomenon of womens banks that flourished in the decade after its passage and how access to credit was fundamental to womens empowerment in the 1970s and beyond. Interviewees include Emily Card, a former legislative fellow who helped write the Act; Rosemary Reed, who founded a company with support from a womens bank; Stephanie Lipscomb, who worked at the Adams National Bank (formerly the First Womens National Bank), one of the earliest and most successful American womens banks in the 1970s; and Jeanne Delaney Hubbard, who served as CEO of the Adams National Bank from 20052008.
To supplement the launch of We Do Declare: Womens Voices on Independence, the museum will host a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon in partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation to make womens history more accessible as less than 20% of biographies currently in English-language Wikipedia are about women. New and existing editors can edit and create Wikipedia articles about women who ensured the success of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and about leaders in the banking industry who expanded financial services for women.
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