Women’s History Month 2025 — March 1 to 31
Our Story is Our Strength
BHCC Library and Learning Commons
Women do not have just one history. The collections from the BHCC Library and Learning Commons highlights the histories of black women; lesbian, bi, and queer women; indigenous and colonized women; gender nonconforming, non-binary, and trans women; women of the Global South; women in the sex trades; and disabled and neurodiverse women.
BHCC Museum Partnerships with related Current Exhibits
www.bhcc.edu/library/museumpasses/
Lyric Stage Company
www.lyricstage.com
Art: Was It Worth It
By French Playwright Yazmina Reza
Through March 16, 2025
Three life-long friendships are faced with the reality that maybe they never had anything in common to begin with. This sophisticated comedy of manners forces three best friends to examine just how well they really know each other.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
www.mfa.org
Tha Sun Will Set: Contemporary Abstraction and the Body
Through April 16, 2025
Comprising works by three generations of female artists from the Americas, this exhibition draws from the MFAs collection of abstract paintings spanning seven decades and borrows its title from Christina Quarles’ In 24 Days Tha Sun’ll Set at 7pm, which takes joyful liberty with the traditions of abstraction. Paintings by Helen Frankenthaler, Elaine de Kooning, Jacqueline Humphries, Amy Sillman, Elizabeth Peyton, and Cecilia Vicuña round out the display. Taken together, these works offer a compelling look at how 20th-century modernism intersects with depictions of the feminine, the body, and landscape in the art of our time.
Harvard Art Museums
www.harvardartmuseums.org
Joana Choumali: Languages of West African Marketplaces
Through May 11, 2025
Explore the complex and multinational economy of secondhand T-shirts through the vibrant mixed-media photographs of this award-winning Ivorian artist (b. 1974) showcasing 12 life-size hand-quilted and embroidered portraits created from combinations of photographs taken in the marketplaces of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, where secondhand clothing discarded by the United States and Europe plays a central role in the economy of goods.
Disrupt the View: Arlene Shechet
Through July 6, 2025
By presenting her recent work alongside historical German, Japanese, and Chinese examples, sculptor, Arlene Shechet, encourages us to look anew at works of porcelain and other objects from the Harvard Art Museums.
Online Resource
A recording of the lecture, Disrupt the View: A Conversation with Arlene Shechet, held at the HAM on October 7, 2022, is available to watch on YouTube and on Vimeo.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
www.gardnermuseum.org
Waters of the Abyss: An Intersection of Spirit and Freedom
Fabiola Jean-Louis
Through May 25, 2025
You are invited on a captivating journey through the ancient and eternal, earthly and divine, personal and political by Fabiola Jean-Louis. This exhibit features a large amount of original commissions from the Haitian artist, crafted from the stunningly intricate marriage of paper pulp, mineral stones, shells, metals, glass and more.
Institute of Contemporary Art
www.icaboston.org
Sara Cwynar: Alphabet
Through August 3, 2025
Alphabet is an installation comprising a constellation of images related to an alphabetical list of terms drawn from internet search engines presented on twenty-six panels.These include words suggested by search engine algorithms in response to Cywnar’s online activities and some of the most popular search terms since 2020.
Sara Cwynar
Through September 7, 2025
The colorful and layered photographs, films and installations of Sara Cwynar (b. 1985, Vancouver) examine the excess of pictures in today’s image-saturated culture.
Museum of Science
www.mos.org
Women’s History Month Celebration
March 22, 2025
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Join the MOS as they celebrate the achievements of women in science, culture and society for a special day of inspiring events, including featured speakers, live presentations, hands-on activities and more! Then throughout the month they will continue to spotlight trailblazing women in STEM and their groundbreaking work.
Tuesday, March 25 | 1 p.m.
A-300 Art Gallery Lobby
Two Walkers, Two Determined Spirits: The Legacies of Maggie L. Walker & Madam C. J. Walker
Pioneers, Entrepreneurs, Millionaires, & Social Activists
Imagine two women, born within years of each other, living in different regions, with no blood ties. They faced a world with limited rights for women, compounded by the harsh realities of their race. Yet, they rose to extraordinary heights. Who were these courageous women and determined spirits? Join us as Muqeedah Salaam returns with her Historically Correct lecture series, illuminating the lives of Maggie L. Walker, a banking pioneer, and Madam C. J. Walker, America's first self-made female millionaire.
Presenter Muqeedah Salaam, HISTORICALLY CORRECT and Muqeedah Publishing
Welcome by Denise Turner, Manager, the Office of College Events and Cultural Planning
Opening Remarks by Divya Anand, PhD, Director, the Center for Equity and Cultural Wealth
Sponsored by the Division of Behavioral, Social Sciences and Global Learning and the Office of College Events and Cultural Planning
Thursday, March 27 | 1 p.m.
A-300 Art Gallery Lobby
Seasoned with Heart, Soul & Compassion
We've all experienced the challenges of the pandemic's ongoing impact. How do you adapt when everything changes? Come join us for a unique opportunity to witness a live culinary demonstration and hear a powerful story of resilience. You'll learn how Rhonda Persip, a third-generation caterer, faced with unprecedented circumstances, transformed her business to serve our community's most vulnerable: the homeless and the elderly. A story of innovation, community service, and how we can all find ways to make a difference. It's a testament to the adaptability that defines our community.
Q & A session to follow the demonstration.
Presenter Rhonda Persip, Owner & Head Chef, Seasoned with Soul Catering
Welcome by Denise Turner, Manager, the Office of College Events and Cultural Planning
Remarks by Chelsea Alexander, Academic Coordinator, DISH Food Pantry and Dr. Kathleen O’Neil, Director, Single Stop
Sponsored by the DISH Food Pantry, Single Stop and the Office of College Events and Cultural Planning
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