THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Wilhelmina “Billie” Holladay
October 10, 1922 – March 6, 2021
“The goal of the museum is to heighten the awareness of the achievements of women and the great things done by women, to the point they’ll be included in all major collections. It’s the celebration of achievement by women.”
The founder and chair of the board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
More About Billie:
- Obituary, The New York Times
- Honoring a Legacy: A Tribute to NMWA’s Founder, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
- National Museum of Women in the Arts honors Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
- Oral history interview with Wilhelmina Holladay, 2005
- National Women’s Hall of Fame
- The Ignored Art of Women. Wilhelmina Holladay Founds and Defends Her National Museum, April 1, 1987.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Wikipedia page
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 219
