NYC Events for Women's History Month

March is Women's History Month, and New York City is celebrating female achievement with events and activities in all five boroughs. Want to be a part of it?

March 1–March 31
Women's History Month Tours at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The Intrepid's Women's History Month tour theme is "The Real Rosie the Riveter." Talks (3pm on Saturdays and Sundays) will center on how the idea of Rosie came about, and on the stories of women who went to work while America's men were at war. Another highlight: Girls in Science and Engineering Day (March 12).

March 1–April 2
The Women of Harper's Bazaar, 1936–1958 at the Museum at FIT
This show concentrates on the work of three women at Harper's Bazaar: editor in chief Carmel Snow, fashion editor Diana Vreeland and photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe. Through clothing—including pieces from Charles James, Christian Dior and Givenchy—photographs, documents and magazine excerpts, the exhibition showcases how the magazine changed the way women dressed from the 1930s through the 1950s. Free

March 6
Sweat Equity: Women in the Garment Industry at the New-York Historical Society
In advance of the opening of its Center for the Study of Women's History, the New-York Historical Society hosts a daylong conference on the history of women in the garment industry. Keynote speakers include historian Alice Kessler-Harris and union leader Julie Kushner. The program also features panel discussions on the past and future of garment manufacturing in New York City; the historical relationship between labor activism and immigration; and the challenges facing the Garment District today. Attendees must register to ensure a seat. Free

March 8–15
HeForShe Arts Week
The inaugural HeForShe Arts Week, a partnership between UN Women and the Public Theater, shines a spotlight on the rights of women and girls through ballet, opera, Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, concerts and museum and gallery exhibitions. Look for participating performances of Southern Comfort, at the Public Theater, a transgender-themed musical based on a documentary; and Eclipsed, at the Golden Theatre, with its all-female cast and creative team.

March 10
The Rest of the Story of the Suffrage Movement at the Department of Records' Visitor Center
This lecture by Sally Roesch Wagner, a professor of women's studies, explores the suffrage centennial in the context of today's elections and also highlights pioneers of the suffrage movement. [email protected] to reserve a spot. Free

March 26
Outfitting New York City Activism at Museum of the City of New York
This family-friendly event piggybacks on the museum's Activist New York exhibition, whose section on the suffrage movement helps educate kids about the work of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Young ones will then get the chance to dress a paper doll for a voting-rights rally.

March 30
Centering Black Women: Race in the Woman's Suffrage Movement at the Department of Records' Visitor Center
This evening places a special focus on the frequently overlooked role of black women suffragists during the right-to-vote movement. To reserve a space, email [email protected]. Free

Through May 27
Printing Women: Three Centuries of Female Printmakers, 1570–1900 at the New York Public Library
Although some consider printmaking a man's job due to its physically demanding nature, women have excelled at the art form. The library's collection proves as much, with work by the likes of Angelica Kauffman, Maria Cosway, the Marquise de Pompadour, Charlotte Napoleon and Queen Victoria. Free

Through August 7
Agitprop! at the Brooklyn Museum
Art can have a profound effect on social change. This exhibition highlights the quest for social justice since the turn of the 20th century through photography, film, prints, banners, songs and digital elements. Together, they demonstrate the role of art in agitation and propaganda—the mash-up of which gives the show its name.

Ongoing
The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago at the Brooklyn Museum
Throughout her career, artist Judy Chicago has created pieces that explore feminist motifs and themes while simultaneously offering a critique of the art world and mainstream accounts of history. Large-scale installation The Dinner Party is her most famous such work: a triangular banquet complete with 39 place settings, each of which represents an important woman in history. An additional 999 names are inscribed on the tile floor that serves as the installation's base.