This event is in the past.It took place on March 5, 2026 at Alcatraz Island.




Most Alcatraz tours focus on America's most notorious male prisoners, but this Women's History Month event unearths the island's overlooked heroines. Living historian Constance Smith reveals the laundresses, Native American occupation leaders, and formerly incarcerated women whose stories shaped this fortress. First-hand demonstrations bring these hidden narratives to life.
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Women’s History Month on Alcatraz: Women of Fortress Alcatraz




Most Alcatraz tours focus on America's most notorious male prisoners, but this Women's History Month event unearths the island's overlooked heroines. Living historian Constance Smith reveals the laundresses, Native American occupation leaders, and formerly incarcerated women whose stories shaped this fortress. First-hand demonstrations bring these hidden narratives to life.
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