Back Bay West

The Back Bay West Tour 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 associations as well as women’s sculptures.

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20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
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20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism

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Back Bay West
19th Century

Arts & Culture

Copley Square's Boston Public Library has been an educational and reform hub for women, showcasing art, literature, and influential contributions in its historic McKim building.
Back Bay West

Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism

This memorial honors Kip Tiernan (1926-2011), an indefatigable activist who founded Rosie’s Place, America’s first shelter for homeless women in an abandoned supermarket in 1974.
Back Bay West
21st Century

Arts & Culture

Installed in 2003, the Boston Women’s Memorial honors three literary women: Abigail Adams, Lucy Stone, and Phillis Wheatley. Scan the QR code on Lucy Stone's statue to hear the women come to...

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