New Exhibition Opening April 9! |
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"Baseball: America's Home Run" |
The National Postal Museum presents a blockbuster exhibition exploring America’s national pastime. The exhibition will be presented in English and Spanish.
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Celebrating Women's History Month |
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From the depictions of prominent and remarkable women on American postage stamps to the role of women within the US postal system, the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s website has something for everyone. A series of featured collections showcases the many and varied women celebrated on American stamps. Web visitors can learn more about the role of women in the history of America’s postal system, from famous aviatrix Amelia Earhart, to relatively unknown colonial postmaster Mary Katherine Goddard.
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Education and Visitor Services @ NPM |
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It should be no surprise that the first month of Spring—a season commonly associated with femininity—is also a time to celebrate women and their varied experiences. Whether it is Women’s History Month or not, NPM’s Department of Education & Visitor Services is always working to share the stories of women from postal and philatelic history. In this issue of Postmark, we have rounded up a few resources, educational materials, and upcoming events that promote just some of the fearless and fierce women from our collection. If you have any suggestions on other inspirational women for us to feature in future resources, please email us at [email protected] with an overview.
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Spring Flower Garden Set; National Postal Museum; object nos. 1994.2073.54, .56, .58, .60, and .62 |
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For young learners interested in women’s history, the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Initiative is leading three events throughout the month, that incorporate close-looking of art and historical objects. Join NPM and the Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden for Patterns and Lines: The Colorful World of Alma Thomas, on March 21st. American Sign Language interpretation and live captioning will be provided. For more information on this and all of our other programs and events scheduled throughout the month, visit our events calendar.
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Alma Thomas, Earth Sermon - Beauty, Love, and Peace, 1971, Collection of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden |
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We also invite you to join us on March 14 and 28 for our Virtual Story Time program for young learners. March 14 will feature the story of Stagecoach Mary, whose courage and perseverance as a Star Route mail carrier in the late 1800s have turned her into a symbol of female black empowerment. On March 28 we will explore themes of friendship and multiculturalism with a book about the iconic cherry blossoms and a look at objects from across the Smithsonian including stamps, postcards, and other artwork.
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Book cover of Fearless Mary: Mary Fields, American Stagecoach Driver, written by Tami Charles, illustrated by Clare Almon |
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Book cover of Sakura's Cherry Blossoms, written by Robert Paul Weston, illustrated by Misa Saburi |
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ANNA MAY WONG x SALLY WEN MAO POSTCARDS |
The AMW x SWM postcard series honors the life of film icon Anna May Wong by pairing images from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery collections with poetry by celebrated contemporary poet Sally Wen Mao. Wong’s film and television career spanned from 1919 to 1960, and... [read more]
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Image (right): Downloadable postcards from the Anna May Wong x Sally Wen Mao Postcard Series; Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center |
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CONVERSATION KIT LESSON PLAN FOR GRADES 9 - 12 |
"Women’s work” referred to work that was considered suitable for women and usually included the undervalued and unpaid labor of housekeeping and child-rearing. As recently as the 1960s, most women were limited to certain fields: paid domestic work,…[read more]
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Dead Letter Office Blind Reading Album; National Postal Museum; object no. 1984.1128.333.1-21 |
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As we develop programs and resources for our visitors, staff from the Department of Education & Visitors Services are regularly discovering new-to-us objects that we find fascinating. In honor of Women’s History Month, our current Favorite Find is the Mexico-New York Flight Cover Signed by Amelia Earhart. Featured in our Stamp Stories video about the famous female pilot, this envelope, or cover, includes a rare combination of US and Mexican stamps, the latter of which was issued in celebration of her historic nonstop flight between Mexico City and Newark, New Jersey (May 8-9, 1932). More information on this Favorite Find can be found in our online collection.
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Mexico-New York Flight Cover Signed by Amelia Earhart; National Postal Museum; object no. 0.279483.1.18.1 |
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The National Postal Museum is re-opening on March 11. Regular hours will be Friday to Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays, and closed December 25. Policies and requirements are subject to change without notice.)
Learn more about visiting us HERE
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