Three years after the opening of the Smithsonian's landmark Museum of African American History and Culture, momentum is building toward the creation of a museum dedicated to American women's history.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the museum inside the Smithsonian network and take steps toward funding and construction.
The vote was 374-37.
"Seeing role models doing things we all aspire to can change the course of someone's life," said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., one of the bill's principal sponsors.
"Women and men of all ages deserve to see and be inspired by the remarkable women who helped shape this nation.
Our country should know the names of its history-making women, said Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate.
Women have helped the United States since our founding, despite not being recognized for our many accomplishments."
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