March 2020
Brewster*** CANCELLED*** The Boston Women’s Suffrage Trail
In celebration of the centennial passage of the 19th amendment, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail is presenting the story of local leaders and significant events in the crusade to gain the right to vote at public libraries across Massachusetts. Join us to learn about the many organizations who worked to gain women the right to vote as well as the 1919 arrest of suffragists and leaders such as Maud Wood Park, Mary Kenney O’Sullivan, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, and Lucy…
Find out more »Old North Church & Historic Site10 on 10: Women in the Workforce | Webinar
Join us for a virtual celebration of influential women past and present! Old North Church & Historic Site is excited to offer its first digital speaker series program 10 on 10 Women in the Workforce on March 31 at 6:30pm. In this interactive webinar-style program you’ll hear from ten powerhouse women working in Boston today as they each offer a 5-minute spotlight presentation on a visionary woman from Massachusetts history. Presentations will explore the evolution of women's professional identities and…
Find out more »July 2020
CANCELED *** Final Farewell: Five Women Pay Tribute to Abigail Adams
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. As part of Boston History Camp SUMMER, Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) board members will dress in period costumes and portray five influential women in the life of Abigail Adams: her mother, Elizabeth Smith; her older sister, Mary Cranch; her daughter, Nabby Adams Smith; her daughter-in-law, Louisa Johnson Adams; and her friend, Mercy Otis Warren. Based on correspondence between the women and Abigail, the presentation brings to life the woman who…
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