This is a history trail which explores some of the many historically significant women who have lived in New York City. The trail covers women who made strides in many different fields across many different time periods. Despite their differences all of them fought for causes close to their hearts and have made impacts which can still be felt to this day. Contained to the island of Manhattan, you will be guided from the Bowery up to Harlem learning about iconic women in New York history each stop of the way. This guide contains an address for each entry and a color-coded map displaying all eleven stops.
Marsha P Johnson: https://www.tatler.com/article/who-is-marsha-p-johnson-drag-queen-gay-activist Sylvia Rivera: https://time.com/5858674/why-we-owe-gay-marriage-to-an-early-trans-activist/ Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: http://www.saintsinrome.com/2013/08/st-elizabeth-ann-seton.html Jane Jacobs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs Madam CJ Walker: https://www.aaihs.org/untangling-madam-c-j-walkers-story/ Ella Baker: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ella-Baker Eleanor Roosevelt: https://www.neh.gov/article/eleanor-roosevelt-newspaper-columnist Sojourner Truth: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/301989 Billie Holiday: https://www.vogue.com/article/billie-holiday-gardenia-flower-hair-history Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Vanderbilt_Whitney Margaret Sanger: https://www.biography.com/activists/margaret-sanger