National Women's History Museum Makes Another Push Toward Existence

This week marked another push to get a National Women’s History Museum built within the hallowed confines of the National Mall. Attempted three times over the last six years, the organization had received the support of Representative Carolyn Maloney from New York and Senator Susan Collins from Maine to introduce a bill to give the museum permission to purchase a federally-owned plot of land at 12th and Independence Avenue in Washington, but as it made its way successfully through the House, it was stalled last year in Senate when a hold was placed on it by two senators, Jim DeMint from South Carolina and Tom Coburn from Oklahoma.