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🚶♀️🌆 Recognize #WomensBusinessMonth by attending a Mapping Feminist Cambridge Free Walking Tour! Join us for a walk through Inman Sq. (Oct. 20) & Harvard Sq. (Oct. 24) as we explore the feminist history of Cambridge 1970s-1990s! Registration required: camb.ma/3zBKNQz
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Step into history with us this September 7! Join us in a 1-mile walk through Central Square - a peek into the past and a sneak peek into its future. Meet at City Hall, near the benches. But if it rains, we've got you covered with a rain date set for September 8!
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#OTD1781, Elizabeth Freeman became the first enslaved African American to win a freedom lawsuit in MA, when a jury ruled that slavery is inconsistent with the 1780 MA State Constitution. In honor of her lawsuit & the ruling, today is Elizabeth Freeman Day! bit.ly/46PJiup
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Are you interested in nature and history? Join us at Danehy Park for a "Swamp Stomp" this Saturday, 8/24 at 10 a.m.! Learn about the park's wetland area & watch progress on the "Marsh Dragon," a sculpture that will act as a biofilter. More details - camb.ma/4dXaTfz
Buckle up for Open Archives 2024: Archives Roadtrip!
**9/14, 1:00-3:00 pm at Joan Lorentz Park**
This *free* annual event, hosted by the Cambridge Historical Commission, invites you to explore the rich history of our city with the help of archivists from multiple repositories.
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‘I didn’t have the words’: Genealogists link woman to Elizabeth Freeman, who helped end slavery in Mass. trib.al/NXaF9KU
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Our new virtual workshop, "Inclusive Interpretation of Slavery for America 250 and Beyond," will be held on Oct. 30 – 31. Learn more and register at tinyurl.com/3e7kkxwd.
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#OnThisDay in 1619, a ship carrying the first enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia. Their arrival marked the start of slavery in America, a system that would shape our nation for centuries. #Slavery #History
Can a squirrel be a pet? Some people think so, and what better candidate than this cute little guy (or gal) from our collection of Squirrel Brand items, makers of nutty treats and namesake of @snzippers? #ArchivesPets
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On June 12 from 4 - 6:30 PM, join us for a walking tour to explore stories of slavery and freedom with Dr. Barbara Brown of Hidden Brookline. Learn more and sign up: ow.ly/YKch50S6QlO
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The Secret Gardens of Cambridge is back for another year! Join the Friends of the Cambridge Public Library on Sunday, June 9, 2024 for a self-guided tour across Cambridge. Buy your ticket today: tinyurl.com/CPLsecretgarden2…
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Exactly 20 years ago, on May 17, 2004, Cambridge became the first city in the nation to issue same-sex marriage licenses. Across Massachusetts, 78 same-sex couples got married that day. Hundreds more applied for marriage licenses.
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Cambridge, the city that issued the 1st same-sex marriage licenses in the nation, is preparing to commemorate 20 years of marriage equality. Over 4 days, the Mayor's Office and City are hosting 3 events. All community members are invited to come together. camb.ma/3yk4L1e
For today's celebration of #ArchivesGames, we're sharing this 1964 photo of a game of outdoor hockey featuring members of the Cambridge Skating Club and Governor Endicott (Chubb) Peabody. #ArchivesHashtagParty, #CambMA
Were you in North Cambridge in the 1980s? Come and share your photos and memories, or learn what the neighborhood was like in 1985 - and what was there in 1885 and even 1785! Join us for 80s Night this Thursday, April 25, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at our pop-up space at 2322 Mass Ave.
What a wonderful opening party for our pop-up North Cambridge Neighborhood History Center last week! Join us at two upcoming drop-in hours at 2322 Mass Ave: April 23, 5:00-8:00 p.m. and April 28, 12:00-3:00 p.m. Check out our website for more upcoming events! #CambMA
Join us tomorrow night (April 11) for the grand opening of our pop-up Neighborhood History Center in North Cambridge!
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Follow Massachusetts Women’s History Center on our social channels @MAWomensHistory! And visit our virtual historical collection on the important contributions by MA women of all backgrounds, and of major milestones in MA women’s history, at the new MAWomensHistory.org.
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In 1914, Mary Eliza Smith Duhart founded and became president of the Garnet Equal Suffrage Club, a club for female and male Black suffragists in Somerville and Cambridge. The organization was named after Sarah J. Garnet, founder of the club in New York. camb.ma/4309vUZ.
ALT A portrait of Mary Eliza Smith Duhart on yellowed paper.