For Immediate Release: March 8, 2024

Celebrate Women’s History Month with A Toast to the Ladies! Don’t miss out on your chance to join us on March 8 or March 9 for a special new tour. The event, scheduled from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 8 and 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 9, will be held at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum located at 134 North Royal Street in Alexandria. Tickets are priced at $20 per person. Ticket includes tea, which can be carried throughout the tour and discussion. Attendees must be 21 and older.

Learn and dialogue about the many women over the centuries associated with Gadsby’s - from Hannah Griffith, the first woman to operate a coffeehouse in the tavern, to the spearheading preservationist Rebecca Ramsay Reese. These women’s stories will spark conversations about political, economic, and social conditions for women in the past as well as the present.

For more information and to purchase your tickets in advance, visit shop.alexandriava.gov/Events. To learn more about events scheduled for Women’s History Month, visit the City’s Women’s History Month webpage.

About Gadsby’s Tavern Museum

As America began as a nation during the late 18th century and emerged in the 19th century, Gadsby’s Tavern was the center of social and political life in Alexandria as well as the new Federal City of Washington. The tavern served as the premier gathering place for residents – including George Washington – and visitors to eat, drink, learn, and influence history.  Tavern keepers John Wise and John Gadsby hosted balls, performances, and meetings, and their accommodations were known as the best by travelers near and far. Gadsby’s Tavern Museum is located at 134 North Royal Street in the heart of Old Town Alexandria and is owned and operated by the City of Alexandria. For more information, please call 703.746.4242 or visit alexandriava.gov/gadsbystavern.

About the Office of Historic Alexandria

The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the history of the City of Alexandria with eight museums, historic sites, archives, archaeology, tours, exhibits and public programs. Through powerful storytelling and confronting the City’s past, Historic Alexandria enriches the present and inspires the future. We enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors and serves as a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information about the Office of Historic Alexandria, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.

For media inquiries, please contact the Office of Communications & Community Engagement at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969.

For reasonable accommodation or an alternative format, email historicalexandria@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4554, Virginia Relay 711.

This release is available at alexandriava.gov/go/5593. 

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