Our own Club Historian Monica Smith introduces her colleague from the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Franz, to help our club continue to celebrate Women's History Month by taking a look back at a recent exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.

Kathleen Franz, Ph.D. is Chair of the Division of Work & Industry and Curator of Business History at the National Museum of American History. Her scholarship has focused on the intersections of technology, popular culture, and gender history.

Her first book, Tinkering: Americans Reinvent the Automobile, explores the gender dynamics of technological knowledge and invention. She was also the project director for the recent exhibition, Girlhood (It's complicated), that looked at the various ways in which girls and young women had political influence and advocated for social, cultural and political change in the U.S. from 1800 to the present.

Dr. Franz holds a BA in American Studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Ph.D. in American Civilization from Brown University.

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Our own Club Historian, Monica Smith helps us celebrate Women's History Month with a brief overview of a exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution American History Museum celebrating women inventors.

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"Transforming Lives Through Service" is what the DC Rotary Club is committed to and Richard Wright Schools is honored and privileged to be a longtime partner with such an incredible organization. The leadership, the members, and the service their members dedicate their time and energies to are truly transformative, and Richard Wright students were recently a recipient of that through the Inaugural Richard Wright Schools Career Fair sponsored by the DC Rotary Foundation.

Over 40 members, professionals in an array of fields, shared their knowledge, experience, and resources with our students seeking more information on potential careers and career paths. Full of questions and curiosity, Richard Wright students gained invaluable insight and perspective about possibilities for their bright futures. Combined with the openness and excitement from the DC Rotary members about their chosen professions, the vibrant exchange between generations was the visual definition of synergy.

Richard Wright Schools and DC Rotary Club are aligned as service is a cornerstone to their foundation and growth. To partner with role models genuinely interested in supporting the positive growth of future generations is an integral part of who we are. We truly appreciate the DC Rotary Club, the organizers, the leadership, and the members for your time and efforts to help our students with their goals for the future consistently and continually over many years. Thank you. We are Richard Wright and we are transforming lives together.

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