Faith and Freedom from the Women’s Point of View

The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) has received a $2.5 million grant to support the Museum’s forthcoming exhibition, Faith and Freedom: Women’s Social Justice Activism Through the Lens of Spirituality and Religion.

Exciting news! The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) has a forthcoming exhibition called Faith and Freedom: Women’s Social Justice Activism Through the Lens of Spirituality and Religion. They received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative, to help make it happen.

This news was reported in a recent press release. I haven’t heard back from the PR folks yet so I will share some of the information from the press release.

“The Faith and Freedom exhibition will provide a multi-faceted educational and inspirational experience that illuminates the intertwined, complex relationships between faith, ‘feminisms,’ and freedom. Through the exploration of individuals and events from throughout 300 years of history, the exhibition will highlight women from diverse religious backgrounds and their relationships to their faith through activism, from abolitionists and suffragists to reproductive health, education advocates, and more.”

I am excited to see how the Divine Feminine is included in there. Goddess history is part of women’s history, religious history, and human history.

The exhibition is intended to “to educate, inspire, and empower all visitors to engage with and contribute to contemporary social justice efforts.”

The press release explains that it will include historical evidence, personal narratives, and interactive elements. They hope visitors will find “personal relevance and take meaningful action in their own lives.”

The National Women’s History Museum is reported to be one of 33 organizations from across the United States receiving grants through the Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.

“The United States is widely considered to be one of the most religiously diverse nations today,” said Christopher L. Coble, Lilly Endowment’s vice president for religion. “Many individuals and families trust museums and other cultural institutions and visit them to learn about their communities and the world. We are excited to support these organizations as they embark on projects to help visitors understand and appreciate the diverse religious beliefs, practices and perspectives of their neighbors and others in communities around the globe.”

Learn more about the National Women’s History Museum here.