Alice Hudson was known for her leadership at the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division of the New York Public Library from 1981 to 2009. She transformed the map collection to become one of the most significant in the world, with over 400,000 maps and 24,000 atlases. Her tenure was marked by efforts to engage the public with maps and to highlight their impact on history, especially the roles played by women in cartography.
Hudson’s work included mounting exhibitions that explored how topography influenced history along the American frontier and New York City’s shoreline. She emphasized the importance of understanding the contributions of women in the field, noting how many were lost to history: 'The women are there, but literally behind the veil of social and cultural constraints that continue to this day.' Her address at the International Cartographic Association highlights the need to recognize those contributions.
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