South Street Seaport Museum celebrates Women’s History Month with events across the month of March including, Groundbreaking Women Who Shaped Lower Manhattan walking tour on March 9, at 4:30pm, March 27, at 6pm, and March 29 at 2:30pm, and Her-story in Motion for March Family Activity Weekends on Saturdays and Sundays from March 1 through March 30, 2025, from 11am to 4:30pm.

Groundbreaking Women Who Shaped Lower Manhattan | $30–$40
Sign up today to be among the first to experience the South Street Seaport Museum’s brand-new walking tour honoring notable women who shaped Lower Manhattan!

From pioneering professionals to groundbreaking activists and maritime leaders, this tour brings to light the stories of women who fought against gender and racial discrimination to leave their mark on history. Discover the impact of those who established the first hospital staffed entirely by women, led the charge for workplace equality—including something as fundamental as a women’s restroom in the New York Stock Exchange—and much more.

This engaging 90-minute journey winds through the streets of the South Street Seaport Historic District and Lower Manhattan, uncovering the often under-recognized contributions of the women who helped build this city.

Meet your tour guide at Fresh Salt, at 146 Beekman Street, where one happy hour drink or soft drink is included in your registration for the tour.

Registration is required. Tours are rain or shine. Content is appropriate for attendees aged 13 and up.

The walking tour will extend into April and be ongoing this spring. seaportmuseum.org/womens-history

Upcoming tour dates:
Sunday, March 9, 4:30–6pm
Thursday, March 27, 6–7:30pm
Saturday, March 29, 2:30–4pm
Saturday, April 5, 2:30–4pm
Saturday, April 19, 2:30–4pm

Her-story in Motion | Free
March is Women’s History Month and the Seaport Museum is celebrating with visitors of all ages by sharing the her-story of notable women from around the South Street Seaport Historic District and inviting you to create your own movable craft inspired by these women. Materials will be available for you to read about the lives of several women and then bring them to life by coloring and assembling your own paper doll.

A few of the women featured in this activity are Emily Roebling, who assumed chief engineering duties for the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge; Kate Walker, the devoted keeper of Robbins Reef Lighthouse for over 30 years; and Maritcha Rémond Lyons, an educator and civil rights activist who testified for her right to education and became the first Black student to graduate from Providence High School, among others!

The activity will take place indoors at 207 Water Street. seaportmuseum.org/family-activity-weekends

Upcoming activity dates:
Saturday, March 1, 11am–4:30pm
Sunday, March 2, 11am–4:30pm
Saturday, March 8, 11am–4:30pm
Sunday, March 9, 11am–4:30pm
Sunday, March 16, 11am–4:30pm
Saturday, March 22, 11am–4:30pm
Sunday, March 23, 11am–4:30pm
Saturday, March 29, 11am–4:30pm
Sunday, March 30, 11am–4:30pm


About Family Activity Weekends
Weekends bring fun activities for the whole family to the South Street Seaport Museum. Timely hands-on activities and engagement stations for visitors of all ages provide creative opportunities that illuminate history and life at sea while enhancing your visit to the Seaport Museum’s galleries, the tall ship Wavertree, and the lightship Ambrose. Activities and their locations change each month to highlight various aspects of maritime history, New York City’s beginnings as a port city, or the Museum’s collections and offerings. seaportmuseum.org/family-activity-weekends

About the South Street Seaport Museum
The South Street Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic seaport district in New York City, preserves and interprets the history of New York as a great port city. Founded in 1967, the Museum houses an extensive collection of works of art and artifacts, a maritime reference library, exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels that all work to tell the story of “Where New York Begins.” seaportmuseum.org

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• March 1 - 30

  March 1, 2025 to March 30, 2025
• South Street Seaport Museum
  , New York, NY

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