Celebrate Women's History All Month Long at the Museum

This March, take a moment to celebrate the bold, pioneering women in our collections and exhibitions. Discover their stories in the features below, as well as other ways to celebrate inspiring and influential New York City women. See more and follow the story all month long on social media with #WomensHistoryMonth.  Exhibitions On view in City/Game: Basketball in New York, hear from Lucille Kyvallos who grew up playing the sport on the streets and playgrounds of Queens. Kyvallos embarked on a coaching career and began her tenure at Queens College in 1968. Over 12 seasons she had a 239-77 record and coached the team that played the historic first-ever colligate women's game at Madison Square Garden. Activist New York explores the drama of social activism in New York from the 17th century to the present day. The current case study, The Personal is Political, explores the women's liberation movement. and the fight for gender equality in the 1960s and 70s. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, learn more about Activist New York's online exhibition New York Is the Battleground. Delve deeper into the years-long struggle to win the right to vote in New York and throughout the United States. See More Exhibitions Upcoming Program Fourth Annual Herstory Day Sunday, March 22, 11am–3pm Join us for a day of activities to learn about the role women have played in shaping the game of basketball. With Keynote Speaker Priscilla Edwards, who grew up in Harlem and honed her skills playing in New York’s outdoor basketball courts, including the legendary Rucker Park. Free with Museum admission. Register See More Programs Discover The Stories of These NYC Women The New York Women Who Dismantled Prohibition Women have been considered some of the most visible advocates of the temperance movement, but they were also some of the most active opponents of the 18th Amendment. Staff Picks: Rebel Women Museum Registrar Miranda Hambro discusses this cartoon of feminist and radical Victoria Woodhull. her favorite item in Rebel Women: Defying Victorianism—an exhibition on view from July 2018–Jan 2019. Another Side to Coney Island: Hattie Mckeever and Her Waxworks Hattie Mckeever worked on Coney Island, providing wax figures for the World in Wax Musee, which was open 1926 to the mid-1980s.  Francis Feist: New Jersey to the Cotton Club It is often challenging to find out about the lives of artists who work behind the scenes, like costume designer Frances Feist, who worked at the Cotton Club.  Browse More Stories Shop Our Women's History Collection Get something for yourself or the inspiring women in your life. Clockwise from the bottom left, pick up your Well Behaved Women Desk Sign, ($6.95); Pocket RBG Wisdom Book, ($9.99); a book of Wondrous Women Who Changed the World, ($19.99); or a Little Feminist Board Book Set, ($14.99). Visit the Museum Shop seven days a week from 10am–6pm.  Shop Now Just Announced Keys to the City Saturday, May 9, 10am–5pm  Show us what you’ve got! Create a team, explore Harlem with clues created by Museum experts, and prove that you have what it takes to hold the keys to the city while raising funds to support our education efforts! Tickets: $53. Registration opens Monday, March 9.

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