Mary's Center
date: label: date made
content: ca 1990s
notes: label: Description
content: This sign hung outside Mary’s Center, a Washington, DC,-based community health center, at the center’s location in the Adams Morgan neighborhood. Mary’s Center was founded in 1988 by nurse Maria Gomez, a Colombian immigrant, to serve pregnant Latina immigrants. In many cases, the women had become pregnant as a result of sexual assault during their migration journeys. Over time, the center has expanded to serve children, families, and a diverse patient population by providing health care, education, and social services. Initially housed in a basement in Adams Morgan, the center, as of 2022, has multiple locations in Washington, DC, and Maryland and serves around 65,000 patients a year. The logo depicted on this sign was retired in 2018 and has been replaced with an abstract image representing its expanded mission and diverse patient population.
place: label: place used
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
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content: Work and Industry: Philanthropy
label: Exhibition
content: Giving in America
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0197.1
label: accession number
content: 2021.0197
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0197.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: sign
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal; paint; plastic film (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 in x 33 in x 1 in; 152.4 cm x 83.82 cm x 2.54 cm