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The Real Melnea Cass (VIDEO – short)

See two minute video about Melnea Cass! On Thursday November 11, BOSTON (CBS) aired a segment on Melnea Cass. They said, "As the crisis on Mass and Cass makes headlines, we take a closer look at the namesake of Melnea Cass Boulevard. Known as “The First Lady of Roxbury”, Cass was a beloved … [Read more...] about The Real Melnea Cass (VIDEO – short)

Filmed Performance at the Boston Women’s Memorial

To celebrate women’s history month, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail collaborated with Professor Francine Trester of Berkeley College of music for a poetic and musical event celebrating the subjects of Boston Women’s Memorial: Abigail Adams, Philis Wheatley and Lucy Stone. Due to Covid … [Read more...] about Filmed Performance at the Boston Women’s Memorial

Boston HerStory: a slide presentation of the stories of 21 Boston women

NEW! A slideshow featuring BWHT's  Twenty-one Notable Women. BWHT is excited to present a new slideshow celebrating Boston women. Share with your classroom, your teacher, your friends, your children. Click BostonHerStory1 to access the slideshow. Background information: In 1991, Boston Public … [Read more...] about Boston HerStory: a slide presentation of the stories of 21 Boston women

Equity in Memorials Panel Calls for Audit

On Monday December 11 at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, well over 150 people attended a discussion on how to achieve equity is commemorative monuments and memorials. The meeting, co-sponsored by the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail and Boston City Council President Michelle Wu, began … [Read more...] about Equity in Memorials Panel Calls for Audit

The Suffrage Centennial Display Panel Project

    The year 2020 will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — guaranteeing the right of women to vote. The Commonwealth Museum is pleased to partner with the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of … [Read more...] about The Suffrage Centennial Display Panel Project

Looking at Public Memorials through an Equity Lens

Monday, December 11, 2017 6:00 -7:30 PM Boston Public Library, Copley Square in the Commonwealth Salon Join Boston City Council President Michelle Wu and the Boston Women's Heritage Trail as we delve deeper into these timely and important questions: What is the current state of equal … [Read more...] about Looking at Public Memorials through an Equity Lens

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BWHT celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Boston Women’s Memorial with this tribute.

Video courtesy of www.melodicvision.com.

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Since 1989, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) has worked to restore women to their rightful place in the history of Boston and in the school curriculum by uncovering, chronicling, and disseminating information about the women who have made lasting contributions to the City of Boston.
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