The Center for Women’s History mourns the passing of legal titan and hometown luminary, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For some time, we have been deep into research and preparations for a museum exhibition in her honor planned for next year, and wanted to share the audio recording from a 2014 public program at…
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“We are Never in it Alone”: Revisiting an Evening with Salsa Soul Sisters
June 9, 2020
This strange season of pandemic social distancing, social unrest, and Pride Month has inspired the Center for Women’s History to meditate on the nature of community and revisit one of our women’s history salons held last November: an evening celebrating the Salsa Soul Sisters. If there was ever one group that exemplified the best of…
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Women at the Center: Celebrating Our First Year at the Center for Women’s History
December 26, 2017
This year we opened the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society, the first institution of its kind within the walls of a major U.S. museum. Since then, we’ve been sharing the stories of formidable women whose courage, activism, and determination in the face of resistance inspire us all. It’s been a busy year! A…
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