For the Common Good:
the Women Who Shaped Our Nation
"For the Common Good: A Year of Curated Conversations" Events
For more details and to register, click on the events below. More details coming soon!
March 18th, 5:30-8:30 PM - Women's History Night at the Museum of the American Revolution
March 19th, 8:00 AM - Betsy Awards honoring NSCDA/PA President Gina Whelan at the Betsy Ross House
March 26th, 4:00 PM - NSCDA 'Done in a Day' on Zoom
March 27th, 6:30 PM - 'Recentering Women in the Narrative' Salon Discussion at the Franklin Inn Club
April 12th, 2:00-3:30 PM - 'Untold Stories' Speaker Series at Historic Rock Ford
April 18th, 12:00-4:00 PM - Dinah Day 250 at Stenton Museum
May 20th, 9:30 AM-1:00 PM - NSCDA/PA Annual Meeting and Presentation at NSCDA/PA Headquarters
June 10th, 5:00 PM - 'Cocktails, Videos, and Conversations' at Historic Rock Ford
June 14th, TBD - 'Flax and Farm' at Colonial PA Farmstead
August 7th, TBD - 'First Friday' at the Betsy Ross House
August or September, TBD - 'Paths to Independence: Women's Edition' with the Historical Society of PA
September, TBD - 'Videos and Conversations' at the Philadelphia Film Society
September 27th, 11:30 AM - 'Videos and Conversations: Quakers and Slavery' at Arch Street Meeting House
October 16th-18th, TBD - NSCDA Biennial
October 29th, 6:30 PM - 'The Newlin Speaker Series' at Newlin Grist Mills
We are still fundraising! Would you like to contribute to ensure For the Common Good is available to the widest audience possible? All donations are 100% tax-deductable.
“We still--still--have too few histories and too little historical work about women. Women are always at the center of the story, though it sometimes takes work to see them. This project to really see them will educate us all.” –Karin Wulf, author & historian
Launching in 2026, the For the Common Good docuseries will tell the vivid stories of nine pioneering women who made important contributions to the founding of America. These women shaped our nation, leading the way forward as businesswomen, religious leaders, educators, and more. By embracing a fuller concept of what it took to shape our nation, we can help make our founding history more relevant, accessible, and inclusive. For more information, a completed list of featured women, project advisors, and more, click here.
"For the Common Good" Teaser Reel
Production Photos July 2025
Thank You To Our Funders - for a complete list, click here.
