Boston Women's Heritage Trail is pleased to announce that our partnership with Boston By Foot (BBF) to allow them to offer our "Notable Women of Beacon Hill" Tour as of March, 2018. BBF guides lead the tour, which is offered to the public several times during the season and upon request for … [Read more...] about BWHT Announces Partnership with Boston By Foot
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Recognizing the Women Behind the Work
In a call for Boston city officials to achieve greater recognition of women in commemorative monuments and memorials, the Boston Women's Heritage Trail suggested the city of Boston undertake an audit of existing commemorations as in public art, names of schools, playgrounds, streets, and the like. … [Read more...] about Recognizing the Women Behind the Work
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
The Life and Times of Anna Greenough
Celebrate the 200th birthday of Anna Greenough, a fascinating woman born at the Loring Greenough House. Sunday October 8 2:00 PM Loring Greenough House 2 South Street Jamaica Plain Speaker: Tillman Cooley, Ph.D., a geologist from Dallas, Texas. Born in North Carolina, Tillman is Anna’s … [Read more...] about The Life and Times of Anna Greenough
Two New Trails: East Boston and Charlestown
BWHT board members Maria D'Itria and Mary Rudder along with the fifth graders at the Harvard Kent School in Boston have created a new trail for East Boston and revised and enhanced the Charlestown trail highlighting the lives and contributions of the women in these neighborhoods. … [Read more...] about Two New Trails: East Boston and Charlestown