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Collins' Bill Aimed at Creating Women's History Museum Moving Ahead

WASHINGTON - An effort to establish a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C. is moving forward.

President Obama is expected to sign a bill authored by Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins that creates a privately-funded commission to prepare a report containing recommendations for establishing and maintaining the museum. 

Collins says a museum recognizing the contributions of American women is long overdue.

"It's important to emphasize that this museum will portray all aspects of women's contributions to our history without partisanship or bias," Collins says.

Collins' bill was included in the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, which has been approved by both the Senate and the House.
 

Journalist Mal Leary spearheads Maine Public's news coverage of politics and government and is based at the State House.
Ed is a Maine native who spent his early childhood in Livermore Falls before moving to Farmington. He graduated from Mount Blue High School in 1970 before going to the University of Maine at Orono where he received his BA in speech in 1974 with a broadcast concentration. It was during that time that he first became involved with public broadcasting. He served as an intern for what was then called MPBN TV and also did volunteer work for MPBN Radio.