Explore the Boston culinary scene with an experienced guide that will lead you to Boston’s best eateries to taste the delicious flavors the city has to offer. Choose from the list of foodies’ tours which neighborhood you wish to explore deeper, and while learning about the history and admiring the architecture, get to know the Read more…
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Museums in Boston Area
Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum 306 Congress Street, Boston, Ma 02210. The perfect place to learn and experience the events that led to the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution. Touring the museum with a professional guided tour will guide you through the sequence of events that led the Bostonians to throw boxes Read more…
Salem: From Witch Trials to Tourism Trails
Less than an hour drive from Boston, the town of Salem offers its visitors an interesting slice of history, mixing gender politics with mysterious tales – the infamous 300 years old Witch Trials. Among the most studied events in Colonial American history, Salem Witch Trials cost 20 people their lives and about 200 people their Read more…
Freedom Trail and North End Boston Itinerary
This itinerary combines visiting several of the locations on the Boston Freedom Trail and the North End neighborhood, known as the Little Italy of Boston with a focus on the women who lived in the area. This area is rich in history, and although cars drive on the narrow roads, the red brick houses are Read more…
Boston as Inspiration
As a key player in the nation’s history and development, Boston was an inspiration for many artists and intellectuals. Here are exceptional creative local women: Poetry, Press and Literature Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet; Porsha Olayiwola is 2019 Boston Poet Laureate, taking over from poet Danielle Legros Georges; Other famous female Read more…
Important Events and Dates Related to Women in Boston
The streets of Boston and the Boston Common have seen many gatherings, protests, marches, and also celebrations through the years. From General Lafayette’s Visit In 1824 to Martin Luther King’s Speech In 1965, the anti-war protests and celebrities’ visits. Some of the most important protests were led by women who fought for women’s rights and Read more…
Women in Politics in Massachusetts State
Massachusetts was one of the first US regions to allow married women to own and manage a property in their own name in case of incapacity of their husbands (1835). It was a first step towards allowing economic freedom to women. It gradually developed into the 1874 historic decision to grant married women control over Read more…
Commemoration of Women’s Contribution in the Public Sphere of Boston
The important role of Boston in American history is reflected all around the city, but women’s contribution is less noticeable. However, the impact women made to the city and the national history is represented and celebrated in the following sites around the city: Statues and Memorials Probably the most famous tribute to women in the Read more…
Absorb Art in Boston
Boston is mostly known for its richness of historical parts, but the art section is standing for its own as the city is the home of some of the nation’s finest art museums. Hereinafter is a list of some of the interesting art museums in Boston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, Read more…
Boston’s Parks
The large parks are part of the city from the early years of its establishment. As such, and in addition to its large open space in a democratic country, the parks hosted over the years (and are still hosting) many protests, demonstrations, gatherings and celebrations. Among them were the celebration of America’s independence, anti-war protests, Read more…
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