Women's History of Greenwich Village
Tour Guide: Lucy Piccochi (she/her) · Start Location: Broadway & Bleecker St · 2.5 Hours · 1.5 Miles
Even before Greenwich Village became known as the center of American Bohemianism, extraordinary women have been making their mark here with art, activism and unconventional living. During its pre-WWI heyday the Village was a magnet for feminists, and it continued to be home to women artists and entrepreneurs throughout the 20th century, including those who helped to lay the foundation for a thriving queer community. This tour explores sites associated with some of the many fascinating women in the neighborhood, some of whom have been largely forgotten but no less played a vital role in creating the legacy of feminism we continue today.
Themes Covered: Free Love, Free Speech, Women's Suffrage, Equal Rights Amendment, Queer Culture & Struggle, Anti-Racism, Salons & Debate Clubs, Arts & Journalism, Labor Organizing, Bars and Tea Rooms
Sites Covered: Notable Residences, Pfaff's Beer Cellar, National Academy of Design, Triangle Factory, Washington Square Park, The Original Whitney, Provincetown Playhouse, Liberal/Heterodoxy Clubs, Eve Adams' Tea Room, Golden Swan, Cafe Society, Women's House of Detention
Even before Greenwich Village became known as the center of American Bohemianism, extraordinary women have been making their mark here with art, activism and unconventional living. During its pre-WWI heyday the Village was a magnet for feminists, and it continued to be home to women artists and entrepreneurs throughout the 20th century, including those who helped to lay the foundation for a thriving queer community. This tour explores sites associated with some of the many fascinating women in the neighborhood, some of whom have been largely forgotten but no less played a vital role in creating the legacy of feminism we continue today.
Themes Covered: Free Love, Free Speech, Women's Suffrage, Equal Rights Amendment, Queer Culture & Struggle, Anti-Racism, Salons & Debate Clubs, Arts & Journalism, Labor Organizing, Bars and Tea Rooms
Sites Covered: Notable Residences, Pfaff's Beer Cellar, National Academy of Design, Triangle Factory, Washington Square Park, The Original Whitney, Provincetown Playhouse, Liberal/Heterodoxy Clubs, Eve Adams' Tea Room, Golden Swan, Cafe Society, Women's House of Detention