The New York Historical Unveils Revolutionary Women, a New Exhibition Recasting Women as Central Figures in the Making—and Unmaking—of American Independence

Unidentified artist, Excelsior, last quarter of the 18th century. Oil on linen. The New York Historical, X.731 On View May 29 – October 25, 2026, to Mark the Nation’s 250th Anniversary Commemorating the nation’s semiquincentennial year, The New York Historical presents Revolutionary Women, a new exhibition on view May 29 – October