Based out of Santa Rosa, California since 1980, it was started by women's history activists Molly Murphy MacGregor, Mary Ruthsdotter, Maria Cuevas, Paula Hammett and Bette Morgan.
• The NWHA convinced Congress and the White House of the need for our nation to celebrate and recognize women’s role in history on an annual basis.
• The NWHA mobilizes the national celebrations of Women's History Month in March each year by choosing an annual theme.
• Every year the NWHA sends out 100,000 catalogs and distribute tens of thousands of women's history posters, celebratory materials, books, videos, and curriculum resources.
Additionally, the staff answers over 2,500 e-mails and letters each year from students, teachers, reporters, and other interested individuals requesting information.
• The NWHA created a national clearinghouse to provide multicultural women's history information, materials, referrals, and strategies.
• They have designed, developed, and produced more than 200 multicultural women’s history resource materials, such as videos, speeches, posters, celebratory items, guides, program kits, and curriculum units.
Executive director Molly Murphy MacGregor was appointed by the White House to serve on the Congressional Commission on Women's Historic Landmarks.
[3] The enduring goal of the NWHA is to “make history” accurate by continuing to recognize and celebrate women’s authentic contributions through current and future projects.