To help support efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, all of the city's cultural institutions are temporarily closed to the public and programs are canceled or postponed. Check back for our consortium institutions' ongoing initiatives as we continue to commemorate the 100th anniversary year of the 19th Amendment through this difficult time. We will keep adding events to this list, so check back again soon.
Online Initiatives
related efforts
Amended
This new podcast from Humanities New York marks the centennial of the 19th Amendment by challenging the suffrage story most Americans learn in school | Launches August 26
See the upcoming New-York Historical Society program on August 20, “How Podcasting Brings Suffrage History to Life,“ featuring the Amended podcast host and series producer.
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NYPL’s Essential Reads on Feminism
Discover the list and explore the Library’s resources on feminism through its Digital Collections, research guides, online databases, and huge catalog of books, e-books, and more.
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Women and the American Story (WAMS)
A free curriculum website made up of primary and secondary sources that illuminate women’s diverse roles across U.S. history. Organized into 10 chronological and thematic units that cover the full survey, four of which are live.
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Women Have Always Worked (MOOC)
The first full-length Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the history of women in America introduces students to historian’s work to uncover the place of women and gender in America’s past. Produced in collaboration with Columbia University.
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Women + Power
Brooklyn Historical Society and the Ms. Foundation for Women mark the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment with a multi-part series.
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History @ Home
Weekly live online learning offerings from the New-York Historical Society Education Division, including K-12 sessions, professional development workshops, History Happy Hours, and daily lesson plans covering a wide range of topics across U.S. history.
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Blog: Women at the Center
The blog of the Center for Women’s History highlights exhibitions, programs, and education while promoting women’s history through original research, interviews, and guest posts.
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Exhibitions
(On view upon reopening)
Women March
New-York Historical Society
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Project 19: 19 Commissions to Celebrate the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
New York Philharmonic
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Women of the Nation Arise! Staten Islanders in the Fight for Women’s Right to Vote
Staten Island Museum
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Activist New York
Museum of the City of New York
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Programs and Events
October
Women of Action: The Fight for Inclusion and Influence in American Politics
New-York Historical Society
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Poet Laureate Presents: Women’s Right to Vote
Staten Island Museum
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WomensActivism.NYC Story-a-thon
WomensActivism.NYC
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novemeber
Family Art Workshop: Papier Mache Teacup
Staten Island Museum
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Staten Island OutLOUD Presents: The True Grits of the Suffragists
Staten Island Museum
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december
Zine Workshop with Staten Island Zine League
Staten Island Museum
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Past Programs, Events, and Exhibitions
February
100 Years | 100 Women: Part I
Park Avenue Armory
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What Women Can Do for America—Geraldine Ferraro and the 1984 Presidential Campaign
New-York Historical Society
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March
The Diane and Adam E. Max Conference on Women’s History – From Suffrage to Power: Reflections on Women’s Citizenship
New-York Historical Society
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Suffrage: Ellen Carol DuBois with Julie C. Suk
New York Public Library
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Making Herstory with Amy Richards
Brooklyn Historical Society
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Women of the Nation Arise! (Public Opening and Reception)
Staten Island Museum
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Girls Behind Bars: A Historic Wrong and the Fight to End it
Brooklyn Historical Society
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Sunday, March 22, 2020 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
4th Annual Herstory Day
Museum of the City of New York
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July
Panel Discussion: Perspectives on the Suffrage Centennial
Staten Island Museum (at home)
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August
Threat of Dissent: Immigration & Free Expression
New-York Historical Society
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Women, Politics, and Power
New-York Historical Society