By all accounts, 2020 was an eventful and historic, yet difficult year. From the public health crisis to social unrest and increasing activism, and from commemorating the suffrage centennial to celebrating breakthroughs in women’s political participation, Women at the Center has sought to uncover silver linings of this difficult time buried not too deeply within…

There are numerous accounts and retellings of momentous civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s. Perhaps most notable is the march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, which took three attempts and federal protection for activists to reach their destination safely on March 25, 1965, and which pushed President Lyndon B. Johnson to send voting rights legislation…

One of the central goals of the New-York Historical Society’s exhibition Women March is to emphasize the diverse and abounding character of women’s activism over the past 200 years. The Center for Women’s History’s curatorial team wanted to move visitors away from a preconceived notion of “the suffrage movement,” or a movement headed by a…

As COVID-19 continues to batter the city and social distancing remains the order of the day, New Yorkers have scrambled to adapt their cherished summertime celebrations to a virtual format. This year, New York City’s official Juneteenth celebration will be virtual. This is a significant change for a holiday typically observed through large public gatherings…

“We march because we deem it a crime to be silent in the face of such barbaric acts.“ “We march because we want our children to live in a better land and enjoy fairer conditions than have fallen to our lot.“ “We live in spite of death shadowing us and ours. We prosper in the…