{"id":4902,"date":"2020-03-23T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/rbsc\/?p=4902"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T18:53:31","slug":"womens-history-month-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/rbsc\/womens-history-month-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s History Month 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We join the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history by celebrating Women’s History Month<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mary Taussig Hall and Social Reform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

by Arielle Petrovich, Outreach & Instruction Librarian and Librarian-in-Residence<\/em> and Rachel Bohlmann, American History Librarian and Curator of North Americana<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In commemoration of Women\u2019s History Month, RBSC highlights Mary Taussig Hall (1911-2015). Hall was a social worker, and an activist for child welfare, civil rights, and peace, from St. Louis, Missouri. Her career spanned most of the twentieth century and shaped social services policy in Missouri and the nation. As a lifelong advocate for peace, Hall\u2019s reach extended internationally: as a member of the Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom and the United Nations Association in St. Louis.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Arielle Petrovich (Hesburgh Library\u2019s Instruction & Outreach Archivist and Librarian-in-Residence) created a Special Collections spotlight exhibition on Hall for Women\u2019s History Month. Because of the Coronavirus that exhibit is currently closed, so we share highlights and photographs from the show here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n