Throughout Women’s History Month, the National Constitution 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, starting with the Declaration of Sentiments, which rewrote the words of America’s founding document to argue that all men and women are created equal. 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
- Sunday, March 1 - Sunday, March 29
- Time
- All Day
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Special Events
Remember the Ladies Trivia Night
Wednesday, March 11 | 5–8 p.m.
Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall Overlook
This Women's History Month, 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.
Girl Scouts of the USA Programs
Saturday, March 14
Brownie, Junior, Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Girl Scouts can enjoy an action-packed day full of programs and activities at the National Constitution Center. Girl Scouts will discover more about topics like the Constitutional Convention, the branches of the federal government, American elections, the judicial system, and more— all while meeting Citizen Legacy and Democracy badge requirements. Scouts may also learn how women won the vote by exploring the history of the women’s suffrage movement and passage of the 19th Amendment. Our Girl Scout Days feature theatre shows, interactive trivia games, workshops, and more!
Programs are $20 for youth and $18 for adults.
Reservations are required. Call 215-409-6800 or fill out the Scout Day booking forms.
Daily Programs at the Museum
The Four Harriets of History
10:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.; Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall Overlook
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.
The Seneca Falls Convention and the Declaration of Sentiments
11:45 a.m., The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote
In July of 1848, a convention on women’s rights was held in Seneca Falls, New York. Join this conversation to learn what brought Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and nearly 300 others together, how they looked to the Declaration of Independence for inspiration, and how this meeting helped begin the long campaign for women’s right to vote.
Loyalist Women During the American Revolution
1:45 p.m., America’s Founding
Discover the stories of 18th-century women who remained loyal to the British monarchy in our newest gallery, America’s Founding. View the diary of Elizabeth Drinker, a loyalist Philadelphian Quaker, and learn about the challenges she faced and how she used her journals as a form of political discourse.
Constitutional Trivia: Women's History Month Edition
10 a.m.–3 p.m., Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall
In the spirit of Abigail Adams, “remember the ladies” during our women’s history trivia game. Test your knowledge of women and the Constitution during our interactive trivia game.
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.
Votes for Women Crafts
Weekends only
10 a.m.–4 p.m., Kenneth C. Griffin Great Hall Overlook
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.
Virtual Museum Programs
Live From the Museum: The Stories of Revolutionary Women
Tuesday, March 10 | Noon ET
Join a museum educator live inside the National Constitution Center’s newest exhibit, America’s Founding, to explore the roles played by American women in the late 1700s as they helped forge a new nation and find a place within it for themselves.
Live From the Museum: Virtual Tour of the 19th Amendment
Tuesday, March 24 | Noon ET
Celebrate Women’s History Month by joining a museum educator for a guided tour of The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote. Together, we will see how generations of American women from all walks of life joined together to speak, write, and march for their freedoms and secure the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
