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Shaping the Social Contract: Insights from Women of Brook Farm, Sunday, Nov 4, 2:00 pm

Meet seven remarkable women who visited and joined the Brook Farm utopian community (1841-1847) in West Roxbury, Mass. Then, consider the threads connecting their progressive social agenda and 19th century abolition and suffrage movements to 21st century issues of race and gender … [Read more...] about Shaping the Social Contract: Insights from Women of Brook Farm, Sunday, Nov 4, 2:00 pm

Students Walk with Women in History

photo of Abigail Adams statue appearing to look at students on field trip

Fourth-grade students from the Mendell Elementary school fleshed out their curriculum on suffrage and women in Boston history with a field trip led by Boston Women's History Trail board members in June.   One teacher who requested the field trip, Liana Manassah, said: "My 4th-grade class … [Read more...] about Students Walk with Women in History

“Winning the Vote” Tour given by BWHT Board Members

Mary Smoyer and Katherine Dibble gave students of the U-Mass Boston "Winning the Vote" class a tour of sites relevant to the suffrage movement in Boston. The class was part of the OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) curricula in Fall, 2017. … [Read more...] about “Winning the Vote” Tour given by BWHT Board Members

Come celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Boston Women’s Memorial, Sunday, Oct 28, 1:00 pm!

Sunday, October 28, 1:00 pm Boston Women’s Memorial, 256 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston Featuring Meredith Bergmann Sculptor of Boston Women's Memorial & Chosen Sculptor for Stanton & Anthony statue, Central Park, New York website Tania Del Rio Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of … [Read more...] about Come celebrate the 15th Anniversary of Boston Women’s Memorial, Sunday, Oct 28, 1:00 pm!

Surprise Guest for BWHT Board

The BWHT board had a surprise guest, Professor Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto, who was visiting from afar to present at MIT. Left to right: BWHT Board Members: Maria D'Itria, Meg Campbell, Ferna Phillips, Mariantonieta Gutierrez Soto (guest), Cindy Stone,  Linda Stern, Mary Rudder at the Boston Public … [Read more...] about Surprise Guest for BWHT Board

BWHT Announces Partnership with Boston By Foot

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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Since 1989, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) has worked to restore women to their rightful place in the history of Boston and in the school curriculum by uncovering, chronicling, and disseminating information about the women who have made lasting contributions to the City of Boston.
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