WISH LIST $100: a part-time docent at a public program; $500: arts and crafts materials for children's programs for half the year; $1000: ten hours of archivist time for cataloguing and archiving historic artifacts

In 1999, as part of legislation establishing the Save America’s Treasures program, Congress named four icons of freedom as national priorities for preservation: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Star Spangled Banner, and the historic headquarters of the National Woman’s Party—the Sewall-Belmont House. Built over 200 years ago, the House was, for many years, the home of NWP founder and original ERA author Alice Paul. Today, it is a museum dedicated to telling the still-unfinished story of women’s quest for full citizenship, and to preserving the NWP’s extraordinary collection of original suffrage and equal rights materials, including one of the nation’s earliest feminist libraries. (The library's historic—and increasingly fragile—photos, newspapers, and political cartoons are currently being preserved in digital format and will soon be available to everyone via the internet.) The museum helped create Journey Toward Equality, a tour that links the former NWP headquarters with the Frederick Douglass House and Mary McLeod Bethune Council House, and it regularly offers symposia, exhibits, and programs for children and adults. Located just steps from the Supreme Court, Capitol Building, and Library of Congress, the Sewall-Belmont House played a vital part in American history. Your engagement keeps that history alive.

Pat Williams, Executive Director 144 Constitution Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002 202.546.1210 ext. 19 www.sewallbelmont.org