The technology is the grandmother of the wireless technology used today in cell phones. Her contract with a major movie studio prevented her from using her name on the patent. The Women's Museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute and is currently showcasing priceless portraits of women from the National Portrait Gallery. Included are portraits of suffragette Susan B. Anthony, Pocahontas and singer Marion Anderson. The museum also wants to make its mark as a futuristic, technology center.
Visitors can archive stories about their mothers and grandmothers.
That digital journal can later be accessed on-line so guests can keep and share stories of the important women in their lives. The museum expects to draw a half a million visitors each year. All rights reserved. As part of the Go network, WTVG adheres to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Internet Safety Information .