Throughout Women’s History Month, the Center recognizes extraordinary American women throughout history, including those featured in our exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. This exhibit traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment, and features some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells—and allows visitors to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage. We’ll also look at the accomplishments of American women who fought for freedom, equality, and equal rights for all Americans.
Civic Holidays
Women’s History Month
- Date
- Saturday, March 1 - Sunday, March 30
- Time
- All Day
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Remember the Ladies Trivia Night
March 8 | 5-7 p.m.
Grand Hall Overlook, Second Floor
This International Women’s Day, we invite you to “remember the ladies” and show off your trivia skills! Grab a bite, explore exhibits, and join for special Women’s History Month programming. The night includes free food, games, exhibit tours, and a trivia contest with prizes. Cash bar available from 5–6:30 p.m. Free admission.
Daily Programs at the Museum
The Four Harriets of History
10:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.; The Story of We the People, Second Floor
Explore the lives of four American women—Harriet Robinson Scott, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Jacobs, and Harriet Beecher Stowe—who confronted slavery through literature, lawsuits, and direct action in their efforts to free themselves and others from bondage.
Artifact Spotlight: AKA Sorority Suffrage Letter
11:45 a.m., The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, First Floor
Learn about the first Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., founded in 1908, and their fight for equal rights in our exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. We’ll examine a letter from the sorority’s founder and incorporator, Nellie M. Quander, and explore how Black women fought for equal suffrage and equal rights within the nation’s suffrage movement.
Artifact Spotlight: Suffrage Art
12:45 p.m., The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, First Floor
Join us to learn how artists Rose O’Neill and Evelyn Rumsey Cary supported the fight for women’s right to vote and changed the face of the suffrage movement through their art.
Remember the Ladies Trivia
10 a.m.–3 p.m., The Story of We the People Exhibit, Second Floor
In the spirit of Abigail Adams, visitors are invited to “remember the ladies” during our women’s history trivia game. Test your knowledge of women and the Constitution during our interactive trivia game.
Votes for Women Crafts
10 a.m.–4 p.m., Grand Hall Lobby Make your own Votes for Women flair and support the suffrage movement! Put your own twist on historical suffrage buttons, rosettes, and banners at our make-and-take craft tables.
Self-Guided Women’s History Artifact Tour
Pick up a special Women’s History Month brochure for a self-guided tour of the Center’s exhibitions focusing on rare artifacts and the 19th Amendment. Image: Pennsylvania's ratification copy of the 19th Amendment, 1919. Credit: Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives
Online Programs
The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote
Tuesday, March 25 | Noon ET
Join us for a live guided tour of our exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will help students to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage, and highlight some of the many women who transformed constitutional history—including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells. Students will also get an up-close look at some of the one-of-a-kind artifacts on display, including a rare printing of the Declaration of Sentiments from the nation’s first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, a ballot box used to collect women’s votes in the late 1800s, Pennsylvania’s ratification copy of the 19th Amendment, as well as “Votes for Women” ephemera.
Online Resources
Classroom Resources for Women’s History Month
Browse our extensive library of educational resources including video lessons and recordings of previous live classes, classroom activities, blog posts, Interactive Constitution essays, and more. Topics for Women’s History Month include:
Theatrical Performances:
More Videos:
- 2020 Liberty Medal Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- RBG in Song: An Evening with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg featuring a Special Performance
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life
- Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton: The Book of Gutsy Women
Podcasts:
Blog Articles:
19th Amendment on the Interactive Constitution:
