The two newest upcoming additions to the Smithsonian,
American Museum of Women’s History, will be fantastic strides in the soon-to-be Biden Administration’s slow but assuring work towards widespread cultural education and acceptance. In December 2020, Congress
officially approved legislation that will create the two museums, backed in part by the recently approved omnibus package including a $900 billion COVID-19 relief fund. Both buildings are slated to be built on or directly around the National Mall in Washington D.C.
The passing of the legislation was no small feat. In addition to decades of pushback, failed bill passings, and general ignorance from both the United States government and the art world at large, two separate proposals for the two museums were