NPS Women's History Month celebrates" Women through the Ages"

he National Park Service (NPS) will hold a special
month-long program focusing on the women of America, one era at a time, at
10:30 a.m. every Wednesday in March at Federal Hall National Memorial. This
free Women’s History Month series will delve into the roles of women,
including jobs and social position, through costumed interpretation by an
NPS Ranger.

On March 2, the ranger will interpret the life of a camp follower during
the American Revolution. In period costume, she will talk to visitors about
the life and times of a woman following the American troops, focusing on
well known figures like Molly Pitcher, Margaret Corbin and slave Phyllis
Wheatley among others. Visitors will also learn about the jobs women had
and the clothes they wore. She will return to the American Revolution on
March 9, but this time as a member of the upper class.

The program on March 16 will focus on the women of the American Civil War
era, examining the professions women held during the war, including – but
not limited to – nursing and teaching. But life in the latter half of the
19th Century wasn’t all war and work, as evidenced by the rangers’
presentation on March 23, which will look at how an upper class woman spent
her day, including the importance of parties and sport during the
Industrial Revolution.

The final installment of the Women’s History Month series, March 30, will
focus on women during World War II, especially their efforts on the home
front and with the American Red Cross Clubmobile. The National Archives
will be on hand as well to share documents and photos from the era.

What:      Women’s History Month program “American Women through the Ages”
When:      Wednesdays in March, 10:30 a.m.
              March 2: Camp follower of the American Revolution.
              March 9: Upper class women in New York during the American
              Revolution.
              March 16: Professional during the American Civil War.
              March 23: Privileged women of the 1870s-1880s.
              March 30: Women on the home front and in the American Red
              Cross Clubmobile during World War II.
Where:     Federal Hall National Memorial, 26 Wall Street

About Federal Hall National Memorial
26 Wall Street was the site of New York City's 18th-century City Hall.
After the Revolution, the Continental Congress met at City Hall. Pierre
L'Enfant was commissioned to remodel City Hall for the new federal
government. The First Congress met in the new Federal Hall, and wrote the
Bill of Rights, and George Washington was inaugurated here as President on
April 30, 1789. When the capital moved to Philadelphia in 1790, the
building again housed city government until 1812, at which time Federal
Hall was demolished. The current structure on the site was built as the
Customs House it later became the U. S. Sub-Treasury until that system was
replaced by the Federal Reserve.

How to Get There: Federal Hall is located at 26 Wall Street in Lower
Manhattan. There are numerous ways to get there using public
transportation. Please visit www.mta.info for more information and
transportation maps.