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
How Women Won the Vote, Part 1 (link is external)
Thursday, March 16, 2023
11:00am
New York State Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/9870312 (link is external)
How Women Won the Vote, Part 2 (link is external)
Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00am
New York State Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/9870374 (link is external)
Way Beyond Seneca Falls: Women's Suffrage, an Unfinished Revolution, and the Power of Place in NY (link is external)
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
12:30pm
Consider the Source NY
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=o9efsquab&oeidk=a07ejpapueh5d653537 (link is external)
New York City
Civil War Secrets and Spies (link is external)
Thursday, March 16, 2023
6:00pm
New-York Historical Society
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/civil-war-secrets-and-spies?date=2023-03-16 (link is external)
Debating the Role of Women in the Dutch Golden Age (link is external)
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
6:00pm
New-York Historical Society
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/debating-the-role-of-women-in-the-dutch-golden-age?date=2023-03-28 (link is external)
Hudson Valley
Lecture: She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women of Colonial New York (link is external)
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
7:00pm
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
In-Person and Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=37-34944.0 (link is external)
Kerri Greenidge on "The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family" (link is external)
Sunday, March 19, 2023
4:00pm
Jay Heritage Center
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=39-34947.0 (link is external)
The General's Lady (link is external)
Sunday, March 19, 2023
2:00pm
Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=17-34895.0 (link is external)
A Revolution of Her Own! (link is external)
Sunday, March 19, 2023
2:00pm
Rockefeller State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=59-34962.0 (link is external)
Stanton-Anthony Symposium (link is external)
Thursday, March 23, 2023
9:00am
Brewster High School &
Putnam County Historian
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.brewsterschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=2549&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=13089&PageID=1 (link is external)
Long Island
Women's History Month: Art of Lee Krasner (link is external)
Saturday, March 4, 2023
10:00am
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-34570.0 (link is external)
Women's History Month: Self-Guided Hike (link is external)
Sunday, March 5, 2023
1:30pm
Sunken Meadow State Park
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=37-34579.0 (link is external)
Women in Long Island's Past: A History of Eminent Ladies (link is external)
Saturday, March 11, 2023
1:00pm
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-34543.0 (link is external)
Women in Science (link is external)
Sunday, March 12, 2023
1:00pm
Hempstead Lake State Park
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=31-34534.0 (link is external)
Women's History Month: Women in Space (link is external)
Friday, March 24, 2023
7:00pm
Connetquot River State Historic Site
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-34573.0 (link is external)
Women's History Month: Women in Science (link is external)
Sunday, March 26, 2023
1:00pm
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=8-34574.0 (link is external)
North Country
Women’s History Month Program (link is external)
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Old Fort Niagara
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oldfortniagara.org/event/100380/womens-history-month-program (link is external)
Central New York
Specialty Tour: The Real Housewives of Auburn (link is external)
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Seward House Museum
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://sewardhouse.org/visit/events-calendar/specialty-tour-real-housewives-auburn-2023-03-04 (link is external)
Lunchbox Lesson on Canal Women w/ Nellie Ludemann of Seneca Falls Historical Society (link is external)
Wednesday, March 8, 202312:00pm
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
Virtual Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=27-34357.0 (link is external)
Women in World War II (link is external)
Monday, March 13, 2023
12:30pm
Lorenzo State Historic Site
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/events/event.aspx?e=15-34875.0 (link is external)
Amelia Simmons and America’s First Cookbook (link is external)
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
5:30pm
Oneida County History Center
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/programs.html (link is external)
Women's Organizations in Rome, NY (link is external)
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
5:30pm
Rome Historical Society
In-Person Event
More information: https://romehistoricalsociety.org/museum (link is external)
Black Women’s History Matters: Phillis Wheatley (link is external)
Monday, March 20, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Black Women’s History Matters: Ida B. Wells (link is external)
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Black Women’s History Matters: Madam C.J. Walker (link is external)
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Black Women’s History Matters: Mary McLeod Bethune (link is external)
Thursday, March 23, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Black Women’s History Matters: Ella Baker (link is external)
Friday, March 24, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Black Women’s History Matters: Henrietta Lacks (link is external)
Saturday, March 25, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html (link is external)
Finger Lakes
Do Women Have Equal Rights in the United States? (link is external)
Saturday, March 25, 2023
6:00pm
Matilda Joslyn Gage Center
Virtual Event
More information: https://m.facebook.com/events/2333462786889034/ (link is external)
Greater Niagara
Don't Cry Over Spilt Rum: Enlisted Women and the Cameron Court Martial of 1760 (link is external)
Thursday, March 30, 2023
7:30pm
Old Fort Niagara
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oldfortniagara.org/event/100378/cabin-fever-zoom-talk (link is external)
