The Beacon Hill Walk begins at the Massachusetts State House with the statues of two seventeenth century women religious dissenters. The walk continues up, down, and across Beacon Hill, often paralleling the Black Heritage Trail. Starting with intense activity in the period before and after the … [Read more...] about Beacon Hill
Back Bay West
The Back Bay West Walk starts at Copley Square and ends at the Boston Women's Memorial. Focusing on women of the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the sites demonstrate the high energy devoted by women to the arts and education, pointing out educational institutions, clubs, and art … [Read more...] about Back Bay West
Chinatown/South Cove
The Chinatown/South Cove Walk starts at the Visitor Center on Boston Common, winds through Chinatown, and ends at Park Square. It presents a wide range of women's activities and organizations working for social change and economic justice. The focus is on immigrant groups, most recently Chinese. The … [Read more...] about Chinatown/South Cove
History Alive! Celebrates Anne Bradstreet, America’s First Published Poet, with World Premier Play
2012 marks the 400th birthday of America’s first published poet, Anne Dudley Bradstreet, who arrived in Salem Harbor in June of 1630. To celebrate Mistress Bradstreet’s birth, Gordon College’s History Alive! program has created an original play incorporating her poetry and life story. Titled From … [Read more...] about History Alive! Celebrates Anne Bradstreet, America’s First Published Poet, with World Premier Play
Celebrating the Centennial of the Bread & Roses Strike
The 100th Anniversary of the Great Lawrence Strike of 1912, popularly referred to as the Bread & Roses Strike, will be celebrated all year long in music, lectures, performances, and readings. Did you know that half the workers in the mills in Lawrence in 1912 were women and children? Did … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Centennial of the Bread & Roses Strike
Boston History Links
Trails The Boston Black Heritage Trail Virtual Tour The Freedom Trail The Irish Heritage Trail The Literary Trail (Presentation on YouTube video) Museum of African American History National Museum of African American History and Culture Women Artists Represented on … [Read more...] about Boston History Links