Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Minnesota Historical Society
Exhibitions and programs across the state will spotlight inspirational women throughout history
For immediate release
Dated: February 27, 2026
Contacts: Jack Bernstein, 651-259-3058, jack.bernstein@mnhs.org or Allison Ortiz, 651-259-3051, allison.ortiz@mnhs.org
Julia Child: A Recipe for Life
Now on view - Minnesota History Center
Visitors to the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul are encouraged to visit Julia Child: A Recipe for Life. This exhibition, produced by Flying Fish in collaboration with Napa Valley Museum, celebrates the spirited journey of culinary icon Julia Child, who brought joy, curiosity, and fearless flavor to American kitchens. The exhibit is on view through May 31.
Mill City String Quartet: Women Composers Performance
Saturday, February 28 - Minnesota History Center
Celebrate Women’s History Month one day early with the Mill City String Quartet! Performed by the all-female MCSQ, the concert highlights the bold, beautiful, and boundary-pushing voices shaping classical music today.
Coffee Chat: Roles of Women at Fort Snelling, 1820-Today
Thursday, March 12 & Saturday, March 14 - Historic Fort Snelling
The United States Army's history at Fort Snelling has always been influenced by women. The women of Fort Snelling have filled diverse roles as laundresses, servants, ladies, nurses, soldiers, historic site staff, and more. These Coffee Chats will spotlight how the lives of women were altered by divisions of class, race, and time.
Women with Taste: A Celebration
Thursday, March 12 - Mill City Museum
This evening event full of food, stories, music, and fun will celebrate women who have changed the way we think about food in Minnesota! Attendees will hear from women from the Twin Cities food scene - including Molly Broder, Beth Dooley, Tammy Wong, and host Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, author of the MNHS Press book The Essential Dear Dara.
On view at Mill City Museum is the Women with Taste exhibit, which celebrates eight women who challenged expectations and advocated for a more inclusive food scene. Working as chefs, food writers, restaurateurs, and home economists, they transformed dining in the Twin Cities and opened doors for new generations of women to be recognized as culinary visionaries.
Cooking with Julia Child Class
Wednesday, March 13 - Cooks of Crocus Hill
In this hands-on class, the Cooks of Crocus Hill team will take participants through the preparation of the recipes that made Julia Child the pivotal chef of her time and continues to carry into today. Each event attendee will receive a ticket to the Julia Child: A Recipe for Life exhibition. Guests will leave inspired by her legacy and equipped to recreate her timeless dishes at home.
Book Launch: "Pearl's Garden" Storytime with Carolyn Olson
Saturday, March 14 - Green Room Main Library (Duluth)
Celebrate the release of Pearl’s Garden by artist Carolyn Olson! Carolyn will read her new book in a special storytime geared to children ages Pre-K to Grade 3. Duluth Community Garden Program will also share a fun seed activity, along with information on how to get involved with local community gardening opportunities. Although activities are geared to a younger audience and their caregivers, all are welcome to join!
Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution
Saturday, March 21 - Minnesota History Center with virtual option
In this enthralling and revealing view of the Revolutionary era through the eyes of Angelica Schuyler Church, author Molly Beer breathes vibrant new life into a period usually dominated by masculine themes and often dulled by familiarity.
Few women of the American Revolution have come through 250 years of US history with such clarity and color as Schuyler Church. Her transatlantic network of important friends spanned the political spectrum of her time and place, and her astute eye and brilliant letters kept them well informed.
This lecture is part of History Forum 250: Revisiting the Revolution, a thought-provoking series on the history and legacy of the American Revolution during our nation’s 250th anniversary.
This program is part of MN250, commemorating the 250th anniversary (semiquincentennial) of the American Revolution.
Julia Child: A Recipe for Life is a traveling exhibition produced and toured internationally by Flying Fish, in collaboration with the Napa Valley Museum, under rights granted by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, and generously sponsored by Oceania Cruises.
Funding for Julia Child: A Recipe for Life is provided by the State of Minnesota's Legacy Amendment, through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008, and our generous donors and members.
About the Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, MNHS preserves our past, shares our state’s stories, and connects people with history.