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
Thursday, March 16, 2023
11:00am
New York State Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/9870312
How Women Won the Vote, Part 2
Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00am
New York State Library
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://nyslibrary.libcal.com/event/9870374
Way Beyond Seneca Falls: Women's Suffrage, an Unfinished Revolution, and the Power of Place in NY
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
New York City
Civil War Secrets and Spies
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
Debating the Role of Women in the Dutch Golden Age
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
Hudson Valley
Lecture: She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women of Colonial New York
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
Kerri Greenidge on "The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family"
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
The General's Lady
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
A Revolution of Her Own!
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
Stanton-Anthony Symposium
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
Long Island
Women's History Month: Art of Lee Krasner
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
Women's History Month: Self-Guided Hike
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
Women in Long Island's Past: A History of Eminent Ladies
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
Women in Science
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
Women's History Month: Women in Space
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
Women's History Month: Women in Science
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
North Country
Women’s History Month Program
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Old Fort Niagara
In-Person Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oldfortniagara.org/event/100380/womens-history-month-program
Central New York
Specialty Tour: The Real Housewives of Auburn
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
Lunchbox Lesson on Canal Women w/ Nellie Ludemann of Seneca Falls Historical Society
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
Women in World War II
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
Amelia Simmons and America’s First Cookbook
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
5:30pm
Oneida County History Center
Virtual Event
Registration Required
More information: https://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/programs.html
Women's Organizations in Rome, NY
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
5:30pm
Rome Historical Society
In-Person Event
More information: https://romehistoricalsociety.org/museum
Black Women’s History Matters: Phillis Wheatley
Monday, March 20, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html
Black Women’s History Matters: Ida B. Wells
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html
Black Women’s History Matters: Madam C.J. Walker
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html
Black Women’s History Matters: Mary McLeod Bethune
Thursday, March 23, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html
Black Women’s History Matters: Ella Baker
Friday, March 24, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html
Black Women’s History Matters: Henrietta Lacks
Saturday, March 25, 2023
National Abolition Hall of Fame & Museum
Online Event
More information: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/events.html
Finger Lakes
Do Women Have Equal Rights in the United States?
Saturday, March 25, 2023
6:00pm
Matilda Joslyn Gage Center
Virtual Event
More information: https://m.facebook.com/events/2333462786889034/
Greater Niagara
Don't Cry Over Spilt Rum: Enlisted Women and the Cameron Court Martial of 1760
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
