Women March
February 28 – August 30, 2020 10:00am – 6:00pm
As long as there has been a United States, women have organized to shape the nation’s politics and secure their rights as citizens. Their collective action has taken many forms, from abolitionist petitions to industry-wide garment strikes to massive marches for an Equal Rights Amendment. Women March celebrates the centennial of the 19th Amendment—which granted women the right to vote in 1920—as it explores the efforts of a wide range of women to expand American democracy in the centuries before and after the suffrage victory. On view in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery, this immersive exhibition features imagery and video footage of women’s collective action over time, drawing visitors into a visceral engagement with the struggles that have endured into the 21st century. (Curated by Valerie Paley, senior vice president, chief historian, and director of the Center for Women’s History, and the Center for Women’s History curatorial team)
Location
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at 77th Street
New York NY 10024 US