Thinking about the museum's engagement in educational programmes is increasingly adopting a more critical perspective on the implications of a programme in authorizing and defining particular knowledge. While objects are still invoked to define history and culture and to underscore their authority, the museum's claim to educational purposes is…

Women have always been a part of history, but society has not always recognized their contributions. History textbooks, for example, largely portray women as passive bystanders in the world's events, with fewer than 11 percent of textbook images and references devoted to specific women. A U.S. Congressional Resolution designated March as Women's…