Alexandria Women’s History Walk

Join Alexandria Celebrates Women for a monthly walking tour highlighting Alexandria, VA’s heroines of the past. Did you know Alexandria was home to one of the most revered female fundraisers of the American Revolution, or that President Woodrow Wilson sent an Alexandria women on a mission aboard a U.S. battleship?

Join ACW Vice President Gayle Converse on a three-mile trek through the city, while making brief outdoor stops at historic sites associated with women to discuss Alexandria’s heroines of the past and the history of each site. Participants are welcome to join all, or any portion of the Walk.

Selected historic sites include the Ramsay House, the Carlyle House, City Hall, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, the Kate Waller Barret House, and others.

The event is FREE and open to all.

Comfortable shoes and water are recommended.