Like many institutions in New York City, the New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Our exhibition Women March, which commemorates the centennial of women’s suffrage and celebrates 200 years of women’s collective action, is currently off limits. But we are committed to sharing its ideas from afar. The…

On February 22, the Center for Women’s History at New-York Historical Society unveiled Ladies’ Garments, Women’s Work, Women’s Activism. This special installation on our 4th Floor that highlights the work of women organizers in the garment trades and their role in shaping women’s movements across the 20th century. The exhibit offers brief glimpses into the lives of…

Here at the Center for Women’s History, every month is Women’s History month, but March is still our busiest month of all. We kicked things off on March 4 with our Third Annual Diane and Adam E. Max Conference on Women’s History — now fully archived on our website — and we haven’t slowed down…