The National Register of Historic Places lists many properties significant for women's history. We take the opportunity of Women's History Month to highlight just some of the properties that exemplify the contributions of women to American history.

These sites around the country celebrate influential and important women throughout U.S. history.

Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative online museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society.

To create a more equitable America, the Smithsonian is researching, disseminating, and amplifying the histories of American women through its American Women’s History Initiative in preparation for the future Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is the only major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.

The leading memorial and education center honoring women’s contributions to the service of our nation.  

Since its founding in 1966, the National Organization for Women has focused on grassroots efforts to further women’s rights issues like, “feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.”

Founded with the single mission of closing the gender gap in technology by creating a pipeline for future female engineers. Already, the group is on track to achieve gender parity in computer science by 2027.

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.

Organization that has prepared more than 21,000 women to run for office by offering programs like the She Should Run Incubator and virtual and regional cohorts to prep women for the campaign process.

Works on furthering economic opportunities across the globe. It various programs help local, small-scale farmers to achieve a stable income that allows them to financially sustain their families.

The Center for Reproductive Rights focuses on using the legal system to champion reproductive rights as fundamental rights. They take on court cases that go before national courts and work with policymakers to promote progressive measures.

The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) is an membership organization committed to strengthening the visibility of women’s issues on the international stage. They advocate for and present policy proposals for women’s rights to help connect different interest groups.