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Date and Times Throughout March 2025

Join us to mark the contributions and resilience of women throughout history. 

Come and be inspired by stories of boldness and bravery, drawn from Royal Museums Greenwich’s collections and displays.  

Explore our full programme of Women’s History Month events below.

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See all upcoming Women's History Month events.

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Events and festivals | Women's History Month

Women's History Month 2025
Celebrate the knowledge and achievements of pioneering women
Throughout March 2025
Free Entry
National Maritime Museum
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Events and festivals | Women's History Month

Women's History Month at the Queen's House
Discover about ordinary women ahead of their time, powerful queens and brilliant female artists on our series of tours and talks
Throughout March | See below for details
Free Entry
Queen's House
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Talks and tours | Museum Lates

Pioneering Women in Observatories, 1880-1930
Discover more about the pioneering women who worked at observatories in the UK, US and Australia in the late 1800s, in this panel discussion and screening of the film Hidden Figures
Friday 28 March 2025 | 6.00-9:45pm
Adults: £10 | Students: £9
Royal Observatory

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Celebrate inspirational women who changed the world

Freedom Fighters
Discover the stories of women who took a stand against slavery on this audio trail of the National Maritime Museum’s Atlantic Worlds gallery
Making Waves
Stories of incredible women at sea
Women artists in the Queen's House
Discover some of the contemporary works and historic pieces that feature taking pride of place at the Queen's House
The story behind... The Keeper of All The Secrets
Artist Jacqueline Bishop speaks to historian Stella Dadzie about the influences behind her ceramic artwork, now on display in the Queen’s House
Women at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
Discover the women who worked in and around the Royal Observatory, facing barriers and prejudice due to their gender
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Women Who Led the Way: Great Explorers and Adventurers by Mick Manning
£9.99
A diverse and inclusive celebration of 21 amazing women explorers and adventurers from all over the world. From Aud the Deep-Minded, an early voyager to Iceland, and Sacagawea who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition across the USA, to Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space and Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest, this book shows the incredible courage, determination and power of women explorers over the last 1200 years...
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Header image: Sovereign Strength by Joseph Ijoyemi. Learn more about Joseph's work here.