Women Shape St Pete at the Museum of Motherhood
Tour the first and only Museum of Motherhood in the world with antique domestic items, a pregnancy simulator vest & mother made art. Activities onsite include a one-of-kind Escape Womb Experience!
You will learn about the herstory of MoM, try on the pregnancy simulator vest & handle domestic artifacts from the last 200 years.
An unconventional approach to an escape room; the ‘Escape Womb Experience’ inspires people to race the clock while unlocking building blocks of life.
Discover the her-story of the women who made St Pete great with a media presentation followed by a treasure hunt leading to other local hidden gems.
TAKE THE TOUR– AirBnB Experience
Women Build St Pete
St Petersburg, Florida has an inspiring and vibrant herstory/history of women who have helped to shape the entire landscape of museums, advocacy and services in St Pete (and throughout the world). From athletes to justices, from artists to museum founders, St Pete is a place for women to thrive and make their mark!
Read More Here (and Contribute to our ever-evolving list of notable women by writing INFO@MOMmuseum.,org)
Coursework in Mother Studies
The University of Southern Florida (USF) Department of Women and Gender Studies presents The Founding Mothers: Women in Herstory in partnership with the Museum of Motherhood on campus in Tampa, Florida From March 5- September 15, 2020.
This exhibit celebrates 100 years of women’s vote in America and features items and artifacts from the MOM collection. The multi-media interactive experience encourages us to think critically about evolving family narratives and women’s place in society. This exhibit celebrates 100 years of women’s vote in America and features items and artifacts from the MOM.
The Founding Mothers: Women in Herstory
Beginning January, 2026 we will relaunch coursework online through the Museum of Motherhood. Mother Studies is a field of interdisciplinary study devoted to the issues, experiences, topics, history, and culture of mothers, mothering, and motherhood.
This is an introduction to mothers, mothering, and motherhood through a critical lens. This class uses articles, statistics, film, media, and literature to examine the perceptions, experiences, and identity of mothers. We will ask what is the social construction of motherhood as well as what is feminist motherhood? We will take a scholarly approach to exploring the foundational texts of mother studies, but also encourage deep examination into individual’s personal and cultural experiences as well. The goal of the course is to offer students insight into evolving notions of family, while sharing a multitude of perspectives. We analyze and explore motherhood in the private, and the social sphere where mothering is performed.
“….the rules of motherhood are being radically rewritten–with a snarl, cymbal crash and power E-chord that would make the lads in AC/DC stand and salute.” —USA Today from an article about Housewives On Prozac & MaMaPaLooZa
Education is the liberation of the mind – MJR
Education liberates our minds— when it is informed by great ideas and shaped through theoretical and practical knowledge. Through education we become aware of our history (and our herstory). Likewise, exposure to knowledge connects us to our shared past and our collective humanity. Without it, we are wandering in the dark, isolated, subject to hegemony and things that go bump in the night.
Starting two-hundred years ago, with the first wave of feminist history, American mothers pushed back at the boundaries of gendered performance by creating a sociology made by women. Then, through medical advances, legal maneuverings, activism, and the evolution of family, women enjoyed freedoms herto unknown.
More recently, gender, sexuality, matrescence, m/otherhood, fatherhood, and family have become dynamic topics of investigation. Despite a wide range of circumstances and lived experiences, these subjects offer opportunities for all kinds of exploration; artistic, academic, and social.
We believe engagement with these subjects increases awe, offers healing, incites illumination, and develops tolerance. Together, in a safe space for inquiry, we dismantle stereotypes, offer hope, and transform lives.
