• First Wave Statue Exhibit

    Women's Rights

    National Historical Park New York

Getting Ready for 2016

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it's not about cakes and candles — it's about being an organization ready to take on the challenges of our second century. Our blueprint to get there — A Call to Action — outlines the innovative work we want to accomplish. Women's Rights National Historical Park is a big part of this effort. Take a look at what we're doing locally and get involved!

 

  • Women's Rights NHP uses art to help visitors examine park resources in a new light

    Women's Rights National Historical Park, Arts Afire!

    The National Park Service’s Call to Action initiative: ARTS AFIRE! asks that we showcase the meaning of parks to new audiences through dance, music, visual arts, writing, and social media. Women’s Rights National Historical Park brought attention to the cultural resources that document and evoke the origins of the nation’s women’s rights movement with three separate month-long ARTS AFIRE! programs. Read more

Did You Know?

Statue

Did you know that Amelia Bloomer (for whom the outfit was named) edited the first newspaper for women? More...