Co-Sponsored by Merchants House Museum

This program is part of Village Preservation’s Semiquincentennial series of programs celebrating our Revolutionary Village. Revolutionary Village not only celebrates the founding of our country, but the exceptional role our neighborhoods played in its development and the realization of its ideals over the last 250 years and beyond.

Join Village Preservation as we take a walk through history in our own backyard and learn how our neighborhoods have impacted women’s history in New York City. 

We’ll learn about notable women and Village residents, including the first female Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, pioneering female doctor Elizabeth Blackwell, and the first female African American principal in NYC, Sarah Smith Garnet. The tour will end at the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, where many trailblazing immigrant women fought for their rights as workers.