January 17 Update: Today, President Biden announced his recognition that the Equal Rights Amendment is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The ERA provides: “Equality of rights under the law
Dear Friend, This is a hard morning. A really, really hard morning. The shock, pain, sadness, disappointment, disillusionment, hurt, and anger feels nearly unbearable. And yet, we’ve been here before,
I am heartbroken to share that our dear friend, Women’s Fund founder, activist and philanthropist, Susan Werner Thoresen, passed away on Friday, June 14, after a courageous three-year battle with
In 2022, the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation (NHWF) Board unanimously voted to add Juneteenth to our calendar of recognized holidays. Our core values, established and defined over the last few years, through
There are currently several bills in the New Hampshire Legislature that seek to target and exclude our transgender friends and neighbors, particularly in sports. Senate Bill 375 and House Bill
We are excited to announce that Lauren Wool will be joining the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation as our next Director of Grantmaking! Lauren Wool joins the Women’s Foundation from United
Our Director of Grantmaking, Ellen Koenig, is entering her well-deserved retirement at the end of this year. On December 15th at the Kimball Jenkins Estate in Concord, over 50 friends,
The New Hampshire Women’s Heritage Trail (WHT) grew out of the Commission on the Status of Women with a goal of creating a trail of historical markers throughout New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Women’s Foundation is outraged at the Supreme Court’s ruling that just reversed longstanding federal abortion protections, overturning Roe v. Wade and making access to care dependent upon
Earlier this month, the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation (NHWF) Board unanimously voted to add Juneteenth to our calendar of recognized holidays. Last year, Juneteenth was added as a Federal holiday,
