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DKG NEWS Jul/Aug 2022 | Vol. 79 No. 4

Blanton Honored with Place

in National Museum

n May 2022, thanks to the efforts of Patricia H. Brenner, a
Imember of Alpha Beta Chapter in Pennsylvania State Organiza-
tion, DKG Founder Dr. Annie Webb Blanton was accepted into The
National Women’s History Museum (NWHM). The NWHM is “an
innovative online museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting,
and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society.” Found-
ed in 1996, “the Museum brings to life the countless untold stories

of women throughout history, and serves as a space for all to in-
spire, experience, collaborate, and amplify
women’s impact—past, present, and future”
(https://www.womenshistory.org/)
Blanton is included in the Chronicles of
American Women segment of the NWHM
website. Interestingly, Brenner learned that

DKG is a member of the museum’s National
Coalition of more than 60 national organi-
From the NWHM zations with educational, professional,
website: Annie Webb and/or service missions. Members of the
Blanton is celebrated
as a “suffragist, Coalition support the NWHM’s commit-
educator, visionary, ment to women’s equality, empowerment, The official portrait of Founder Dr.
public official, and story sharing. Annie Webb Blanton graces the Society’s
innovator, and headquarters in Austin.
groundbreaker.” The Museum reaches more than 4 mil-
lion visitors each year through its online content and education programming, ensuring that Blanton will be

recognized among the many women who have had a significant impact in the United States. The Museum — a
nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)3 — will mount its first physical exhibit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Library in downtown Washington, D.C., in 2023.
Visit the Museum at https://www.womenshistory.org/. Access the tribute to Dr. Blanton by going to Women’s
History > Chronicles of American Women > Browse The Stories > Dr. Annie Webb Blanton.

Watch the Video!

Click on the thumbnail to watch International President Becky
Sadowski’s video about Dr. Blanton that was provided to the
National Women’s History Museum.

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