Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds the following: Since its founding, the United States has greatly benefitted from the contributions of women. Historical accounts, monuments, memorials, and museums disproportionately represent men’s achievements and contributions and often neglect those of women. For example— a study of 18 American history textbooks concluded that 10 percent of the material documented contributions of women; 9 statues out of 91 in the United States Capitol’s National Statuary Hall depict women; and only one of the 44 monuments operated by the National Park Service specifically honors the achievements of women after the 2016 designation of the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument.
There exists no national museum in the United States that is devoted to the documentation of women’s contributions throughout the Nation’s history. Establishing a comprehensive women’s history museum representing a diverse range of viewpoints, experience, and backgrounds is necessary to more accurately depict the history of the United States and would add value to the Smithsonian Institution.