Black women have lived in New York City since the Dutch arrived in the 17th century. But what we know about their lives and experiences comes in small snippets of information from historical records that considered their contributions secondary. When Black women do show up, we only get piecemeal clues about their lives, the institutions…
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Eliza Webster’s Seneca Village and 19th-Century Black Life in NYC
February 17, 2021
Black women have lived in New York City since the Dutch arrived in the 17th century. But what we know about their lives and experiences comes in small snippets of information from historical records that considered their contributions secondary. When Black women do show up, we only get piecemeal clues about their lives, the institutions…
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Teaching Women’s History: You Can’t Be What You Can’t See, Revisited
September 26, 2018
On Friday, September 14, the Texas State Board of Education held a vote to streamline the state’s history curriculum by decreasing the number of historical figures children study. This rocketed around the internet because two historic women, Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller, were both left on the cutting room floor. Online, many balked at the…
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Teaching Women’s History: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
September 18, 2018
At the Center for Women’s History, we like to say that “every month is women’s history month,” because this history is too vast and important to be relegated to thirty-one days in March. Our Women and the American Story (WAMS) curriculum puts women front and center throughout the US history survey, demonstrating to students that…
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“If we can do this, we can do anything”: Geraldine Ferraro and the 1984 Presidential Campaign
September 11, 2018
Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011) became the first woman nominated for national office by a major political party when Presidential nominee Walter Mondale announced her selection as his running mate in 1984. “Geraldine Ferraro has made her way in this male preserve by being both feminine and feminist,” wrote Evan Thomas in a TIME magazine profile of…
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Looking Forward to Fall at the Center for Women’s History
September 4, 2018
To mark the end of summer, we celebrated Women’s Equality Day (August 26) at the New-York Historical Society with discounted entry and a guide to our diverse array of exhibitions featuring women’s history on all four floors of our museum. As we forge ahead into fall, the excitement continues with new exhibitions opening and a…
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Reflecting on the Women of Browder v. Gayle
August 23, 2018
Editor’s note: At the Center for Women’s History this summer, we were lucky to have two fantastic interns, whose work has been featured on this blog. Their research will be incorporated into many ongoing initiatives, including our digital interactive exhibition, Women’s Voices, and our curriculum guide, Women and the American Story. Today, college intern Andreia Wardlaw explores the case…
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