Office of State History

The following are some examples of Women’s History Month Events taking place at museums and historical societies across New York State. Check back often for updates. 

Liberty for All? Women in the Age of Revolutions
2026-03-01
12:00pm
New York Historical
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/liberty-for-all-women-in-the-age-of-revolutions?date=2026-03-01

Museum Monday – Irish Women and the Canal
2026-03-02
11:00am
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/museum-monday-irish-women-canal

Bennington Battlefield Book Club: Revolutionary Mothers
2026-03-04
6:00pm
Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/bennington-battlefield-book-club-revolutionary-mothers

Experts Next Door: American Women and Expatriate Life in Interwar Paris
2026-03-05
7:00pm
Saratoga County History Center
Virtual Event
More information: https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/experts-next-door-american-women-and-expatriate-life-in-interwar-paris/

Women’s History: Women in Space: Family Program
2026-03-06
5:45pm
Connetquot River State Park Preserve
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/womens-history-women-space-family-program

Shaping History: The Women of Niagara Falls
2026-03-07
10:00am
Niagara Falls State Park
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/shaping-history-women-niagara-falls

"The Real Housewives of Auburn" Tour
2026-03-07
11:00am
Seward House Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://sewardhouse.org/visit/events-calendar/real-housewives-auburn-tour-2026-03-07-0

"The Real Housewives of Auburn" Tour
2026-03-07
2:00pm
Seward House Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://sewardhouse.org/visit/events-calendar/real-housewives-auburn-tour-2026-03-07

Women's History Month: Gravesend Cemetery Tour
2026-03-08
1:00pm
Gravesend Cemetery
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/03/08/womens-history-month-gravesend-cemetery-tour

America 250 - Lecture: Revolutionary Women of Westchester County
2026-03-11
7:00pm
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
In-Person and Virtual Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/america-250-lecture-revolutionary-women-westchester-county

Her Legacy in Their Hands: Shaker Women and the Making of the Museum’s Collection
2026-03-13
12:00pm
New York State Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://nysm.nysed.gov/programs/her-legacy-in-their-hands

The American Girls of Clermont
2026-03-14
11:00am
Clermont State Historic Site
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/american-girls-clermont

Women’s History Month Hike: Women in Conservation
2026-03-14
1:00pm 
Shirley Chisholm State Park
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/womens-history-month-hike-women-conservation

Women's History Month: Historic Women of Central Park
2026-03-15
1:00pm
Central Park
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/03/15/womens-history-month-historic-women-of-central-park

Hart Island Women's History Month Tour (South Island)
2026-03-17
10:00am
Hart Island
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/03/17/hart-island-womens-history-month-tour-south-island

Five Indigenous Women Artists to Know Now
2026-03-20
12:00pm
New York State Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://nysm.nysed.gov/programs/five-indigenous-women-artists

Women of Science at the New York State Museum
2026-03-21
10:00am
New York State Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://nysm.nysed.gov/programs/women-of-science

The Life of a Buffalo Showgirl Tour
2026-03-21
12:00pm
The Buffalo History Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://buffalohistory.org/event/the-life-of-a-buffalo-showgirl/

Paths of Presence - Women, Wilderness, and Walking with Intention
2026-03-21
11:00am
Hempstead Lake State Park
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/paths-presence-women-wilderness-walking-intention

Author Talk with Mary Mistler, Author of Ladies of the Valley: Women of the Great Estates of the Hudson Valley
2026-03-21
2:00pm
Clermont State Historic Site
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/author-talk-mary-mistler-author-ladies-valley-women-great-estates-hudson-valley

Women's History Month: Alice Austen
2026-03-22
11:00am
Alice Austen Park
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2026/03/22/womens-history-month-alice-austen

Experts Next Door: African American Women and Expatriate Life in Independent Senegal
2026-03-23
7:00pm
Saratoga County History Center
Virtual Event
More information: https://brooksidemuseum.org/event/experts-next-door-african-american-women-and-expatriate-life-in-independent-senegal/

Revolutionary Women: Lady Johnson, Angelica Schuyler, and the Politics of Loyalty
2026-03-28
New York State Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://nysm.nysed.gov/programs/revolutionary-women

The Life of a Buffalo Showgirl Tour
2026-03-28
12:00pm
The Buffalo History Museum
In-Person Event
More information: https://buffalohistory.org/event/the-life-of-a-buffalo-showgirl-2/

Revolutionary Remedies: Women Who Healed a Nation: (Adult Program)
2026-03-28
10:30am
Nissequogue River State Park
In-Person Event
More information: https://parks.ny.gov/visit/events/revolutionary-remedies-women-who-healed-nation-adult-program

Curator Talk: Blanche Lazzell and the Advancement of American Modernism
2026-03-29
2:00pm
Albany Institute of History & Art
In-Person Event
More information: https://www.albanyinstitute.org/event/curator-talk-blanche-lazzell-and-the-advancement-of-american-modernism