On Saturday, March 18^th, the fort presents Comparing Cultures: Native and European Women at Fort Niagara. This program, presented in the Visitor Center Theater, compares and contrasts the cultures of Native American and European women at the fort during the 18^th century.

Native American women often visited the fort. During the French and Indian War and the American Revolution, the fort’s garrisons constructed cabins to house Native women and children while male warriors campaigned further to the east. Female leaders also visited the fort for diplomatic purposes. One of the most famous and influential Mohawk women, Molly Brant, even lived just outside the fort for a time during the American Revolution. 

Historical records show that the French had a female housekeeper during the 1740s and at least two fort commandants lived with their wives in the French Castle a decade later. During the British period, enlisted men's wives served as laundresses and nurses and there was even a school mistress to teach children at the post. 

Join us for an interesting look at women from different cultures at Fort Niagara in honor of Women's History Month.