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Sept. 22 –Helen Osborne Storrow

Helen Osborne was born on September 22, 1864, in Auburn, NY. Her parents were  David Munson ("Munson") Osborne and Eliza Wright. They were the parents of four children. Helen was the youngest. Although her parents' early married life was modest by the time Helen was born, they had become a … [Read more...] about Sept. 22 –Helen Osborne Storrow

Sept. 21- Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

https://bwht.org/chinatown-south-cove-tour/ #1 Born in Salem, Massachusetts on September 21, 1809, Sophia Amelia Peabody was the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Peabody. Sophia had three brothers and two sisters. Her sister, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody, taught Sophia geography, science, … [Read more...] about Sept. 21- Sophia Peabody Hawthorne

Sept. 15-Elma Lewis

https://bwht.org/roxbury-womens-history-trail/ #7 https://bwht.org/elma-lewis/ Elma Lewis was born September 15, 1921, in Boston, A graduate of Emerson College (B.L.I.,1943) and Boston University School of Education (M.Ed.,1944. She taught speech therapy at Massachusetts Mental Health … [Read more...] about Sept. 15-Elma Lewis

Sept. 13-Suzanne Revaleon Green

  https://bwht.org/downtown-tour/ #12        Suzanne Revaleon was born on September 13, 1912, raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She graduated at the top of her class at the Fletcher School but was almost blocked from speaking at graduation because she was an … [Read more...] about Sept. 13-Suzanne Revaleon Green

Sept. 14- Alice Stone Blackwell

Alice Stone Blackwell was the daughter of Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell. She was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on September 14, 1857.  After graduating from Boston University, Alice Stone Blackwell worked on the Women's Journal. She took on the editing responsibility of the paper after the … [Read more...] about Sept. 14- Alice Stone Blackwell

Sept.8- Mary Morton Kimball

Mary Morton Kimball was the fourth of eight children born to Moses Day and Susan Tillinghast Morton Kimball. Mary was born in Boston on September 8, 1859.  She attended private schools in Boston and Europe Mary Morton married  William Brown Kehew in 1880. The Kehews were wealthy. Mary decided to … [Read more...] about Sept.8- Mary Morton Kimball

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