Brief History of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House and Enslaved People
In July 2019, the Cambridge Historical Society formed a task force to examine the Society’s institutional history and make recommendations about how to confront the organization's white privilege going forward....
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Good Riddance 2020
On December 12, drop by Cambridge Historical Society to write down the things you wish to leave behind from 2020. Your thoughts will be run through a shredder and recycled. Then write down your hopes, dreams, and wishes on a piece of seeded paper - all that you have learned and gained from 2020 that you want to take with you into 2021. Take home your fresh perspective and plant it.
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Lois Lilley Howe Hub
As part of our year asking "Who Are Cambridge Women?" meet Lois Lilley Howe. Learn about her life and work.
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Self-Guided Tour: Women Activists of Riverside 50 Years After Suffrage
Stop 1: Begin the tour in Central Square Courtesy Cambridge Civic Journal Forum With the passage of the 19th Amendment one hundred years ago this past August (2020), American women...
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Brief History of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House and Enslaved PeopleNovember 19, 2020
Self-Guided Tour: Women Activists of Riverside 50 Years After SuffrageNovember 12, 2020
“Shaped By Cambridge” –Virtual ConversationsSeptember 11, 2020
Revisiting the Cambridge Women’s Suffrage MovementAugust 3, 2020
A people’s mayor — remembering Barbara AckermannAugust 3, 2020
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