June 2021
Film Screening: Borderland: The Life and Times of Blanche Ames Ames Saturday June 5 2:00PM
Film Screening Borderland: the Life and Times of Blanche Ames Ames Saturday June 5 2:00PM Blanche Ames Ames (1878-1969) was an artist, activist, writer, inventor, a Lessina birth control maverick and a leader of the women's suffrage movement in Massachusetts. Hosted by Jamaica Plain Branch, Boston Public Library Co-hosted by Jamaica Plain Historical Society, Boston Women's Heritage Trail, Arnold Arboretum to register click here
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Women’s Equality Day 2021 -August 26th
Voting Access: The Work Continues! Join us as we recognize Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt and Maude Wood Park with Suffrage Museum Panels created in partnership with the Commonwealth Museum. The program will also address voting access issues today! About Women's Equality Day: August 26, 1920 is the day that the 19th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution after a 70+ years long battle for the vote for women. We hope you can join us! On behalf of…
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TIME CHANGE :Boston Landmarks Orchestra Presents: Rhapsody in Blue & American Portraits
Friday, Sept. 3rd-Rhapsody in Blue has captivated listeners since its premiere nearly a century ago. Audiences still love it for its freshness and fusion of styles. Copland’s Lincoln Portrait accompanies some of Lincoln’s best-known speeches, including the Gettysburg Address. The premiere of Francine Trester’s A Walk in her Shoes conjures the memory of key women in our city’s history. Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, conductor Brianna Robinson, soprano Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano David Coleman, piano David Howse, narrator…
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