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BWHT has another trail. It is their twentieth trail in thirty four years! The newest trail is the "Women of Hyde Park".Katherine Dibble presented the trail for the first time at the Hyde Park Library on Saturday, Match 18, 2023. Forty five people attended. There were eleven board members. A grand … [Read more...] about The Women of Hyde Park: BWHT’s Twentieth Trail!

It is with great sadness that the BWHT has to announce the passing of Polly Wells Kaufman on January 22, 2022. Polly Welts Kaufman was one of the founding members of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail. She was the leading author of all the versions of the BWHT guidebook. Polly was the former … [Read more...] about Polly Welts Kaufman (1929-2023)

As of December 15, 2022, The Notable Women of Boston mural by Ellen Lanyon is in a new location: The Massachusetts State House. The mural will now reside on the fourth floor adjacent to the Gallery of the House Chambers. A long-term loan with the owner of the mural, Simmons University, was arranged … [Read more...] about Notable Women Find a New Home!

A Very Important Change Mary Smoyer of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail explains how an historic error was finally corrected for Lucy Stone at Forest Hills Cemetery. This video was produced by Susan Wilson and her history channel. … [Read more...] about Correcting History