The following are some examples of Women’s History Month Events taking place at museums and historical societies across New York State. Check back often for updates.
Capital Region
Mrs. Mary Potter of Schenectady, New York
Saturday, March 5, 2022
2:00pm
Schenectady County Historical Society
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://schenectadyhistorical.org/event/marypotter/ (link is external)
Eagle Women
Sunday, March 6, 2022
2:00pm
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31499.0 (link is external)
A Night at the Museum: Schenectady’s Leading Ladies
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
6:00pm
Schenectady County Historical Society
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://schenectadyhistorical.org/event/nightatthemuseum/ (link is external)
Women of Science: The Science of Being Human: What is Cultural Anthropology and What is it Doing in a Museum?
Thursday, March 10, 2022
10:00am
New York State Museum
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/science-being-human-what-cultural-anthropology-and-what-it-doing-museum-pre-recorded
Women of Science: Using Geographic Data to Map, Analyze, and Interpret Archaeological Sites
Thursday, March 10, 2022
10:30am
New York State Museum
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/using-geographic-data-map-analyze-and-interpret-archaeological-sites-pre-recorded
Hidden in the Archives: Stories of New York’s Forgotten Female Figures
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
12:30pm
New York State Archives
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eidbqs2ifa552c48&oseq=&c=&ch= (link is external)
'Catskill's China Painter:' The Botanical Art of Emily Cole and the Politics of Women's Work within American Painting Traditions
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
6:00pm
Olana State Historic Site
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.olana.org/programs-events/ (link is external)
Women of the Revolution - Backstage Heroines
Thursday, March 17, 2022
7:00pm
Bethlehem Historical Association
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://bethlehemhistorical.org/2021-2022-speaker-series (link is external)
Women of Thacher Park
Saturday, March 26, 2022
1:00pm
Emma Treadwell Thacher Nature Center
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31503.0 (link is external)
New York City
American Women Writers at Work: How Workplace Inequality Shaped 20th Century Fiction and Poetry
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
6:00pm
New York Public Library
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2021/03/01/american-women-writers-work-how-workplace-inequality-shaped-20th-century (link is external)
Women's History Month Movie: Harriet
Saturday, March 5, 2022
2:00pm
New York Public Library
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/03/05/womens-history-month-movie-harriet (link is external)
Hands on History: Irish Immigrant Women
Saturday, March 5, 2022
1:00pm
New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2022/03/05/hands-on-history-irish-immigrant-women (link is external)
Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
6:30pm
New-York Historical Society
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/madam-speaker-nancy-pelosi-and-lessons-power (link is external)
Holla: Women's History Month Discussion
Monday, March 14, 2022
4:00pm
New York Public Library
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/03/14/holla-womens-history-month-discussion (link is external)
Women, Family, and War
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
6:30pm
New-York Historical Society
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/women-family-and-war (link is external)
Women In Pop Culture! Comics, Shows & Movies
Thursday, March 24, 2022
3:00pm
New York Public Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2022/03/17/women-pop-culture-comics-shows-movies (link is external)
How Golden for Women was the Dutch Golden Age?
Monday, March 28, 2022
6:00pm
New Amsterdam History Center
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://rsvp.theworldsbest.events/_nm6wp (link is external)
Hudson Valley
Suffrage and its Limits: The Unfinished Agenda of Women’s Rights in New York
Thursday, March 31, 2022
7:00pm
Historic Huguenot Street
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events/suffrage-book-talk (link is external)
Greater Niagara
Women and The Vote – Documentary Screening
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
6:00pm
Buffalo History Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://buffalohistory.org/event/women-and-the-vote-documentary-screening/ (link is external)
Louise Blanchard Bethune, FAIA: Architect and Feminist with Kelly Hayes McAlonie
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
6:00pm
Buffalo History Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://buffalohistory.org/event/louise-blanchard-bethune-faia-architect-and-feminist-with-kelly-hayes-mcalonie/ (link is external)
"Cast upon the care of Providence, far from her Native land."
Thursday, March 31, 2022
7:30pm
Old Fort Niagara
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oldfortniagara.org/event/100313/cast-upon-the-care-of-providence-far-from-her-native-land (link is external).
North Country
Taking their Place: Bringing American Women Artists into the Foreground
Monday, March 21, 2022
Adirondack Experience
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.theadkx.org/event/taking-their-place-bringing-american-women-artists-into-the-foreground/ (link is external)
Commemorating the Fabulous Five
Thursday, March 24, 2022
7:00pm
Clinton County Historical Association
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.clintoncountyhistorical.org/events/upcoming (link is external)
Central New York
The Real Housewives of Auburn
Saturday, March 5, 2022
2:00pm
Seward House Museum
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://sewardhouse.org/visit/events-calendar/%E2%80%9C-real-housewives-auburn%E2%80%9D-2022-03-05 (link is external)
The Changing Faces of Susan B. Anthony
Monday, March 14, 2022
1:00pm
Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://susanb.org/event/monday-lecture-series/ (link is external)
Women of the Civil War
Saturday, March 26, 2022
1:00pm
Oneida County History Center
In-Person and Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/programs.html (link is external)
Historic Sites Along CNY Women's Rights Corridor
Sunday, March 27, 2022
1:00pm
1st Amendment - 1st Vote
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: 1sta1stv@gmail.com (link sends e-mail)
Long Island
New York's Women History Walk
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to Thursday, March 31, 2022
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31207.0 (link is external)
Women in Space
Friday, March 11, 2022
7:00pm
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31205.0 (link is external)
Women's History Month: Movie Night!
Friday, March 25, 2022
7:30pm
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-31208.0 (link is external)
