Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Administrative History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Diane Carlson Evans, registered nurse and Vietnam veteran, shared her idea for a memorial to women who served in the Vietnam War with sculptor Rodger Brodin; together they conceive of a statue of a female military nurse |
| 1984 | Vietnam Nurses Memorial Project incorporated as a nonprofit by Diane Carlson Evans and Donna-Marie Boulay; renamed the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project (VWMP) Established Sister Search, an effort to locate all women in the United States, both military and civilian, who served during the Vietnam era |
| 1986 | Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., chaired by John Wheeler and Jan Scruggs, approved the placement of a Women's memorial at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. |
| 1987 | United States Secretary of the Interior Donald P. Hodel approved the concept of placing a Vietnam Women's Memorial at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. |
| 1988 | United States Congress passed S. 2042 to authorize the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc. to construct a memorial at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site in Washington, D.C. President Ronald Reagan signed S. 2042, which becomes Public Law 100-660 Headquarters moved to Washington, D.C. |
| 1990 | National Open One-Stage Design Competition launched for memorial design, with sculptor Eileen Barry and landscape designer Robert Lee Desmond selected as co-finalists and tasked with integrating their designs; award rescinded in 1991 |
| 1991 | Sculptor Glenna Goodacre, honorable mention in the design competition, selected by the VWMP board of directors to design the memorial |
| 1993 | United States Senators John Warner and Barbara Mikulski introduced S. 469, the Vietnam Women's Memorial Coin Act of 1994 and Congresswomen Connie Morella and Blanche Lambert introduced H.R. 2467, its companion bill Groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Women's Memorial took place July 29th Twenty-one-city Whistle Stop Tour of the memorial departs from Santa Fe, New Mexico August 28th Vietnam Women's Memorial dedicated on Veterans Day |
| 1998 | Washington, D.C., office closed, staff continued working part-time |
| 2001 | Vietnam Women's Memorial Project renamed Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation |
| 2015 | Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation dissolved with Eastern National absorbing all programs, initiatives, mission, and assets, except for the Sister Search database, which was given to Women in Military Service for America Memorial |