Supporters of the two new museums worried they would be relegated to locations far from the National Mall in the wake of conservationists calling for no new additions to “the Nation’s front lawn.”

Lawmakers and activists have been trying to get the museums built for decades.

View Larger Map When Joan Wages, President of the National Women’s History Museum, was successful at moving the Suffrage statue to the Capitol rotunda from the depths of the basement, it served as a metaphor for women’s history. She wanted to bring the accomplishments and contributions of women into the light and placed in full view for all to see and learn. Founded in 1996, the National Women’s History Museum, a private organization, is currently…