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AccessibilityWomen's History Month
This March, celebrate the long arc of women's history with us at Urban Park Ranger-led tours, gallery exhibitions, concerts, and art programs in our parks.
Women's History and Parks
Take a look at park spaces and monuments in our parks that honor women —both historical and in our recent past — who have contributed to shaping our history, culture, and the future of parks.
Women's History Month Events
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Hands-on History: Elizabeth Cisco!
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Women’s History Month at King Manor Museum as we follow in the footsteps of activist Elizabeth Cisco, a Jamaica local whose activism lead to integrated schools!
Free!
Kids
Women's History Month: Historic Female Monuments in Parks
at White Levy Esplanade (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Celebrate Women's History Month with the Urban Park Rangers. Join the Rangers as we highlight generations of female influence in parks. Design your own empowering monument.
Free!
Sunday, March 2, 2025
National Girls & Women in Sports Day
at Gymnasium (Full Court) (in Red Hook Recreation Center), Brooklyn
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
National Girls & Women in Sports Day is an annual celebration of Title IX. Join us for a fun afternoon of sports and group activities. Learn new skills with our sports clinics in soccer
Free!
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Hatha Flow: Honoring Women
at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene- Bedford-Stuyvesant Center, Brooklyn
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Join us on Wednesday, March 5, for a special class celebrating women around the world in honor of Women’s History Month and leading up to International Women’s Day.
Free!
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Herstory: A Yoga Celebration of Women's Strength & Resilience
at Virtual/Online Events
9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
This Women’s History Month, join us for a yoga class honoring the strength and resilience of women.
Free!
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Women's History Month: Anne Hutchinson
at Pelham and Split Rock Golf Course, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers for a hike and learn about the life and complex legacy of the 17th century religious reformer, movement leader, and colonialist, Anne Hutchinson.
Free!
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Women's History Month Virtual Zumba
at Virtual/Online Events
7:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Zumba is a fusion of Latin, International and popular music dance themes creating a dynamic, exciting, effective fitness system!
Free!
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Chasing Vibes: The Ultimate Fitness Experience
at Gymnasium (in St. James Recreation Center), Bronx
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Let's move, sweat, and thrive together at our Ultimate Fitness Experience.
Free!
Women's History Month: Historic Women of Central Park
at Entrance - East 60th Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Our Urban Park Rangers lead you through Central Park to sites honoring historic women figures who acted to increase our liberty, safety, and prosperity.
Free!
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Women's History Month: Cass Gallagher
at Van Cortlandt Nature Center (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Celebrate Women's History Month with the Urban Park Rangers. Learn how to see through the eyes of a naturalist on the Cass Gallagher Trail at Van Cortlandt Park.
Free!
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Black History Women History Event
at 18-48 Cornaga Ave Far Rockaway NY (in Sorrentino Recreation Center), Queens
6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Join NYC Department of Parks and Councilmember Selvena Brooks Powers for the viewing of a very inspiring Netflix movie “The Six Triple Eight”
Awards will be given to Nominees. Refreshements will be served.
Free!
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Through Their Hands: Three Centuries of Women’s Work and Daily Life in New York
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join VCHM Director Margaret Holmes for a special guided tour exploring the lives of women in New York from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries.
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Women's History Month: Women in Conservation
at School Road and Bay Street (in Von Briesen Park), Staten Island
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
We will hike the park while celebrating the accomplishments of women essential to nature and wildlife conservation, past and present.
Free!
Thursday, March 27, 2025
She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women in Colonial New York
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
In this talk by historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson, you will learn about women’s rights (or lack thereof) in Munsee, Iroquois, African, Dutch, and English culture, and how enslaved women’s rights changed over time.
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Marine Park Alliance Presents Women's History Month: Who's Inspired You?
at Carmine Carro Community Center (in Marine Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Moving forward together! "Women Educating & Inspiring Generations" is the theme for Women's History Month 2025.
Free!
Tea and Transit
at King Manor Museum (in Rufus King Park), Queens
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Stop on by for a special Women's History Month lecture on tea rooms and motorism.
Free!
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