October 2019
Boston by Foot offers BWHT Tour: Notable Women of Beacon Hill
Boston By Foot partners with the BWHT to give the tour which roams around historic Beacon Hill and introduces you to a variety of notable women who lived and worked in this neighborhood. We will talk about abolitionists, suffragists, artists, nurses, lawyers, educational advocates and authors who not only changed our city, but made important strides for our country, and in some cases for the world. Come along to learn about women who opened new paths. As Abigail Adams so…
Find out more »BWHT Annual Meeting: Author Susan Ware reads from Why They Marched
Boston Women's Heritage Trail invites you to hear Susan Ware read from her recently published book Why They Marched at our Annual Meeting. Why They Marched is a tribute to the many women who worked tirelessly in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and insisting on their right to full citizenship. Ware tells her story through the lives of nineteen activists, most of whom have long been overlooked. Boston Women's Heritage Trail Annual Meeting Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 6:15-7:30 pm…
Find out more »The Final Farewell: Voices from Abigail’s Past
Come hear all about Abigail Adams from actors portraying her contemporaries, Elizabeth Quincy Smith, her mother, Mary Smith Cranch, her sister, Nabby Adams Smith, her daughter, Louisa Caroline Johnson Adams, her daughter in law, and Mercy Otis Warren, a friend. All actors will be in period dress and their scripts are based upon actual correspondence with Abigail. Presented in partnership with Boston Women's Heritage Trail. Part of the year-long celebration of Abigail Adams, Remember Abigail.
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