Meet Our Women

Take a walk with us and get to know the women who helped shape Boston. 

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Neighborhood
Topic
Era
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
17th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Arts & Culture
West Roxbury
20th Century
Education
West Roxbury
18th Century
Education
Jamaica Plain
20th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Allston/Brighton
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Education
Back Bay
21st Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
20th Century
Arts & Culture
North End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
West Roxbury
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Business
South End
20th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Charlestown
19th Century
Education
Charlestown
19th Century
Arts & Culture
West End
20th Century
Medicine
Back Bay
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Roxbury
21st Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Chinatown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Religion
Downtown
18th Century
Government & Public Service
Hyde Park
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
18th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
East Boston
19th Century
Business
Dorchester
17th Century
Religion
Dorchester
18th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
20th Century
Business
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
Downtown
19th Century
Business
East Boston
20th Century
Education
Downtown
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Education
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
18th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Education
Downtown
20th Century
Business
Back Bay
20th Century
Education
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
West End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
18th Century
Philanthropy
Dorchester
19th Century
Philanthropy
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
18th Century
Arts & Culture
West End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Business
Back Bay
19th Century
Science & Technology
Back Bay
20th Century
Education
South End
19th Century
Education
Beacon Hill
18th Century
Government & Public Service
Back Bay
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
North End
20th Century
Business
South End
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
20th Century
Business
Dorchester
19th Century
Philanthropy
South End
20th Century
Government & Public Service
Chinatown
19th Century
Medicine
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Medicine
Roxbury
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
17th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Arts & Culture
West Roxbury
18th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
North End
19th Century
Education
Roxbury
20th Century
Education
Roxbury
20th Century
Medicine
Back Bay
19th Century
Medicine
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
East Boston
20th Century
Government & Public Service
South End
19th Century
Medicine
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Charlestown
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
East Boston
20th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Charlestown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Business
Hyde Park
19th Century
Education
Roxbury
20th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Education
Jamaica Plain
20th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
East Boston
20th Century
Business
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
21st Century
Government & Public Service
Dorchester
19th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
20th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Medicine
East Boston
20th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Philanthropy
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
East Boston
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Charlestown
20th Century
Education
Back Bay
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Medicine
South End
19th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
West End
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
19th Century
Education
Charlestown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Government & Public Service
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Hyde Park
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Business
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Religion
Hyde Park
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Medicine
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Philanthropy
Chinatown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Education
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
North End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Arts & Culture
East Boston
20th Century
Government & Public Service
Hyde Park
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Hyde Park
19th Century
Education
Hyde Park
19th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Education
Chinatown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Dorchester
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
21st Century
Government & Public Service
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
20th Century
Business
Jamaica Plain
20th Century
Education
North End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
North End
17th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
17th Century
Government & Public Service
Beacon Hill
17th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Chinatown
20th Century
Business
Chinatown
20th Century
Religion
Downtown
17th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Medicine
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
East Boston
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Roxbury
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
East Boston
20th Century
Medicine
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
West Roxbury
20th Century
Government & Public Service
Charlestown
21st Century
Business
Dorchester
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
20th Century
Education
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
19th Century
Science & Technology
South End
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Business
Chinatown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
19th Century
Education
North End
19th Century
Education
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Medicine
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Medicine
Downtown
17th Century
Business
Downtown
18th Century
Religion
Downtown
18th Century
Business
West End
19th Century
Education
Back Bay
20th Century
Education
Back Bay
19th Century
Education
Back Bay
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
North End
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Chinatown
18th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
North End
17th Century
Arts & Culture
North End
19th Century
Business
Chinatown
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Chinatown
19th Century
Education
South End
20th Century
Business
South End
19th Century
Education
North End
20th Century
Government & Public Service
North End
19th Century
Government & Public Service
Chinatown
20th Century
Business
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Education
Charlestown
19th Century
Business
Chinatown
19th Century
Philanthropy
Chinatown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Jamaica Plain
19th Century
Education
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Education
Charlestown
18th Century
Women Feeding Boston
Chinatown
19th Century
Philanthropy
South End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
South End
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Medicine
Dorchester
20th Century
Medicine
Downtown
19th Century
Education
Dorchester
19th Century
Medicine
Back Bay
20th Century
Education
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
East Boston
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
South End
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
Government & Public Service
Roxbury
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Chinatown
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
North End
18th Century
Business
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
Chinatown
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
18th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Roxbury
19th Century
Education
Beacon Hill
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Back Bay
19th Century
Medicine
South End
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
West Roxbury
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
19th Century
Arts & Culture
East Boston
20th Century
Education
South End
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Charlestown
20th Century
Government & Public Service
South End
20th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Dorchester
19th Century
Business
West End
19th Century
Arts & Culture
West Roxbury
17th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Downtown
20th Century
Government & Public Service
Back Bay
20th Century
Arts & Culture
Hyde Park
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Back Bay
19th Century
Abolition, Civil Rights, Social Activism
Beacon Hill
19th Century
Education

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