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Internships Now Available with the

Historic National Woman's Party at the

Sewall-Belmont House & Museum

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The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, the historic headquarters of the National Woman's Party, is currently looking for interns. Candidates must exhibit strong writing skills, attention to detail, interest in women’s issues, and relevant coursework or work experience.

The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum internships offer individuals the opportunity to grow professionally and personally through project-specific opportunities with staff in the areas of museum administration, research and interpretation, collections management, fundraising, education, communications and programs. Some projects are open to students only in specific disciplines. See below for details.

Program Internship:
Assist the premier women’s history museum with developing and executing successful programs that reach a wide audience and raise visibility and compassion for the significant collection. Program interns will help track attendance, brainstorm and research concepts, and support programs by assisting with registration, filming and photography, and security.

Collections Internship:
We are looking for graduate students with a background in museum studies and experience with collections management to catalogue photographs, Congressional Cards, archival materials and more into Past Perfect Museum Software. Other projects will include updating records with conservation reports and adding records to our online catalog.

Development/Communications Internship:
Persons with experience or interest in nonprofit fundraising and communications, including direct mail, grant writing, website maintenance, and drafting correspondence should consider this position. Tasks will include growing constituent lists, developing communication and outreach collateral, assisting with direct mail campaigns, and providing research and assistance with public programs.

The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum is committed to diversity and encourages people of all ethnic, cultural, economic, and sexual orientations to apply. These are unpaid internships; however, academic credit may be available through your home institution. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and 3-5 page writing sample by March 9, 2011 to [log in to unmask]. For more information on the collections internship, please contact Sara Eagin, Collections Associate, at [log in to unmask].

Elisabeth Crum

Public Programs & Outreach Manager

Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
144 Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 546-1210 x17

www.sewallbelmont.org
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