Women's History Sites (National Park Service)

The National Park System preserves and interprets the history of women in American society. Many national parks, monuments and historic sites represent America's women’s history as a primary theme, while numerous others address American women's history somewhere in their programs and preservation activities. The lists of sites below is not exhaustive, but includes sites closely related to themes in U.S. Women's History.

Women in the National Park Service

Washington office staff: (l to r) Asst. Dir. C.L. Wirth; Associate Dir. Arno B. Cammerer; Chief Clerk R.H. Holmes; Dir. Horace M. Albright; Asst. Dir. Dr. H.C. Bryant; Senior Asst. Dir. A.E. Demarary; Asst. Dir. G.T. Moskey; Ed. Miss I.H. Story.

Over the years, the changing workforce pf the National Park Service has reflected the nation's social history. Among the women who influenced the course of the National Parks were:

Early superintendents (not fully inclusive)[1]

Deputy regional directors[1]

Regional directors[1]

Secretary to the Director (not fully inclusive)

Director[1]

Park units

National Historic Landmarks

Alaska Region

Intermountain Region

Midwest Region

National Capitol Region

Northeast Region

Pacific West Region

Southeast Region

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Prepared by Harold Danz, author of Historical Listing of NPS Officials. Danz prepared this list 2/1/90.

Sources

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