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    Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month 2022
    Title:
    A young woman with a fan
    Date:
    1906
    Institution:
    Rijksmuseum
    Country:
    Netherlands
    News Created: 17 February 2022

    Join us in celebrating Women’s History Month 2022

    In March, Europeana will again be marking Women’s History Month by sharing collections, projects and stories which celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and today. Find out more about what we are planning and how you can get involved. 

    Marking Women’s History Month with the Women’s Museum of Norway
    Title:
    A school class visiting the exhibition SHHH! Stories about abortions and sexuality
    Creator:
    Ali Suliman
    Date:
    2021
    Institution:
    Women's Museum of Norway
    Country:
    Norway
    News Created: 2 March 2022 Thea Aarbakke Georgia Evans

    Marking Women’s History Month with the Women’s Museum of Norway

    As we mark Women’s History Month in March, we speak to different projects and cultural heritage institutions to find out more about their work and what they are doing for the month. We interviewed the Women’s Museum of Norway to hear about their history, new exhibitions and plans for International Women’s Day.

    Heritage, history and contraception - behind the scenes of ‘The Pill’ exhibition
    Title:
    Contraceptive pill - pack showing days+ pill
    Creator:
    Kate Whitley
    Institution:
    Wellcome Collection
    Country:
    United Kingdom
    News Created: 8 March 2022 Małgorzata Szynkielewska Georgia Evans

    Heritage, history and contraception - behind the scenes of ‘The Pill’ exhibition

    On International Women’s Day 2022, Europeana has published ‘The Pill’, a fascinating exhibition exploring the history of the contraceptive pill and birth control. We hear about how the exhibition - curated and created by six students at KU Leuven in Belgium - has been brought to Europeana.

    Marking Irish women's history with website Mná100
    Title:
    Mná100 Centenary Podcasts art work
    Creator:
    Sorcha McMahon, Courtesy of Helen McMahon
    Institution:
    © Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
    Country:
    Ireland
    News Created: 17 March 2022 Sinéad McCoole

    Marking Irish women's history with website Mná100

    As Europeana marks Women’s History month in March, we speak to different projects and cultural heritage institutions to find out more about how they are highlighting women's history. Today, we hear about Mná100, an online research platform which documents women in Irish history 100 years ago. 

    Exploring Serbian women’s voices from the pandemic through cultural heritage
    Title:
    Detail from erses from the Poem of Myself by Jelena Dimitrijević, Collection of Recent Literary Manuscripts and Archival Material
    Creator:
    Jelena Dimitrijević
    Institution:
    National Library of Serbia
    Country:
    Serbia
    News Created: 2 May 2022 Tamara Butigan Beba Stankovic

    Exploring Serbian women’s voices from the pandemic through cultural heritage

    Following our Pro news pieces marking Women’s History Month in March, we interview Beba Stankovic and Tamara Butigan from the National Library of Serbia about their ‘Being Woman in the Time of the Pandemic’ initiative.

    Sharing women’s history through digital storytelling
    Title:
    Rosario Soler
    Creator:
    ALFONSO (Alfonso Sánchez García)
    Date:
    1905/01/01
    Institution:
    Digital Library Memory of Madrid
    Country:
    Spain
    News Created: 11 May 2022 Georgia Evans

    Sharing women’s history through digital storytelling

    This month, Europeana and the Heritage Lab are running the Digital Storytelling Festival, encouraging people to tell stories with digital cultural heritage. Today, we reflect on how digital storytelling can uncover new stories from women throughout history, looking back on Europeana’s activities for Women’s History Month.

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