NC H1218

Expresses support for establishing a National Women's History Museum on or near the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Notes that legislation is pending in Congress to authorize the museum to purchase federally owned property at fair market value using privately raised funds with no federal funding requested.

Highlights that women comprise 51% of the nation's population but are underrepresented in museums and history textbooks, with only 10% of people identified in surveyed history textbooks being women.

References Charlotte Eugenia Hawkins Brown of Henderson, North Carolina, an African-American educator who founded the Palmer Institute in 1902 and fought for civil rights and interracial cooperation.

Directs the Principal Clerk to transmit a certified copy of the resolution to members of North Carolina's Congressional Delegation.