On April 28 at 8:30PM Boston Neighborhood Network (BNN) will feature a musical and spoken word production on its "Around Town" program. BNN filmed the production at the Boston Women's Memorial on Sunday, March 21. The production features Berklee Professor of Music, Francine Trester and two … [Read more...] about Film of Performance at the Boston Women’s Memorial, April 28 8:30PM
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 HERE to access the slideshow. Background information: In 1991, Boston Public School … [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
Women in World War I: Sacrifice, Solidarity, Service
Panel Discussions and Readings Wednesday, November 8, 6:00 – 7:30 pm New England Historic Genealogical Society at NEHGS Library and Archives 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston, MA in partnership with the Jewish Heritage Center More … [Read more...] about Women in World War I: Sacrifice, Solidarity, Service