Boston: Votes pour Women History Tour of Back Bay
Description
Le rôle de premier plan de Boston dans la lutte américaine pour le droit de vote des femmes se retrouve dans les rues bordées d’arbres de son élégant quartier de Back Bay. Ce chef-d'œuvre de l'architecture de l'époque victorienne se découvre mieux à pied, en petit groupe, avec un guide local ! Votre visite de deux heures et demie part de Boston Common jusqu'à la ville historique de Back Bay, en visitant des sites incontournables tels que le jardin public, Newbury Street et l'emblématique Copley Square. Notre visite à pied plonge profondément dans les années 1870 à 1920, des décennies tumultueuses qui ont abouti à l'obtention du droit de vote des femmes aux États-Unis. Marchez sur les traces d'activistes et de financiers prolifiques en visitant le champ de bataille politique des groupes pro et anti-suffrage. Avec une approche narrative captivante, Hub Town Tours constitue une introduction parfaite au rôle de Boston dans la promotion des droits des femmes. Alors que nous passons devant des monuments clés et des demeures historiques, votre guide partage des histoires captivantes sur les Bostoniennes qui ont rassemblé le mouvement pour le droit de vote des femmes.
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Retrouvez votre Guide dans le Boston Public Garden, dans le coin nord-ouest du parc en face du 67 Beacon Street (02108). Les sculptures en bronze de Nancy Schön, d'après le livre pour enfants classique de Robert McCloskey (1941), représentent une maman canard dirigeant fièrement sa bande de canetons.
Statue équestre emblématique de George Washington (1859).
Premier jardin botanique public des États-Unis (1837).
Site de l'école fondée en 1887 par Pauline A. Shaw, financière du mouvement pour le droit de vote des femmes à Boston et fondatrice de Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government.
Fondée à l'origine en 1630, cette église devint plus tard un centre du mouvement transcendantaliste.
Maison d'Elizabeth Putnam, anti-suffragiste et première femme à présider un collège électoral d'État.
Maison de Julia Ward Howe, auteur de "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861) et cofondatrice de l'American Woman Suffrage Association (1869).
Accueil de Blanche Ames, dessinatrice Experte du suffrage et défenseure de la première heure du contrôle des naissances.
Ames-Webster Mansion (1872) est la pièce maîtresse de la fortune et de l'engagement politique de la famille Ames, y compris l'anti-suffragiste Mary Shreve Ames et la suffragette Blanche Ames.
Large boulevard central avec espace vert et statuaire au coeur du plan de développement de Back Bay.
Maison de Mary Shreve Ames, présidente de la Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Association.
Premier club universitaire féminin aux États-Unis (1890).
Ancien site du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle (1864 - 1951).
Ancien laboratoire de chimie du MIT, où Katherine McCormick a protesté contre la mode populaire dans le cadre du mouvement des suffragettes.
Place publique centrale conçue pour être le nouveau centre culturel de Boston (1883).
Église emblématique (1877) reconnue par l'American Association of Architects comme l'un des Top 10 bâtiments des États-Unis.
Troisième bibliothèque publique des États-Unis (1848).
Anciennement Chauncy Hall, site de bureaux de multiples organisations Experts du suffrage, dont Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association et The Women's Journal.
Ligne d'arrivée de l'emblématique marathon de Boston.
L'hôtel Kensington (1884 - 1967) abritait les bureaux de la Massachusetts Association Opposed to Further Extension of Suffrage to Women.
Attraction extérieure populaire de Boston bordée de shopping, restauration, et de nombreuses marques de luxe.
Ancien temple spiritain (1885), où les femmes étaient autorisées à diriger des réunions publiques.
Mémorial honorant trois Bostoniens célèbres : Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley et Lucy Stone.
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Informations importantes
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Options de transport accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Entièrement accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes à la colonne vertébrale
- Déconseillé aux voyageurs avec des problèmes cardiovasculaires
- Condition physique moyenne requise
- Non recommandé aux voyageurs qui ont du mal à rester debout pendant de longues périodes.
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Zoe did a great job pulling decades of history together while pointing out influential women and men who contributed to the movement. She was able to summarize the decades of turmoil, multiple failures and successes the movement and walk us through the decades of suffrage evolution and celebrate the people that made it all come to fruition.
Thank you for reviewing Zoe's Votes for Women tour in such flattering detail, and for five stars! She's an experienced educator, a talented guide, and a historian with great passion for these important, interesting stories. We're delighted you got so much out of her tour and appreciate the five stars!
Sarah was so knowledgeable and made everything incredibly interesting. Our whole group had an amazing time and learned some lesser known history of the area. Loved it!
Thank you so much for the "MUST" vote for our Votes for Women tour! The stories of that time in Boston's history are as fascinating as they are important, and we're thrilled to know your whole group loved it. Sarah is a very experienced guide and loves what she does.
What a masterfully crafted tour. Not only do you get to see so much of Back Bay (and learn about it was built), but you weave a fascinating story of women’s suffrage as you go! Fantastic historic photos bring the story to life too. The suffrage movement was such a fascinatingly complex historical moment. This tour not only does it justice, but makes it compelling! Our guide Sarah was fantastic—deeply knowledgeable, but never boring or stuffy—energetic, fun! Five stars!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gosh, thank you for taking the time to share your experience, and for the five stars and kind words for Sarah! The Back Bay really has an interesting history as a neighborhood, and we are so excited to share the fascinating stories of women's suffrage that took place there. We're so glad Sarah's skills made it such a compelling experience, and that you also had fun!
This was the second walking tour I experienced in a day & Sarah included enough stops with benches/steps that I didn't even notice how much my feet ached a few hours after it ended. As an urban planner, I especially loved the depth & development pictures of the Back Bay.
We certainly salute those who do multiple walking tours in a day, and we're glad your tour with Sarah engaged you to the point you forgot your feet! Thank you for sharing your experience of this tour we think is so special: it's great to know you connected with the urban history!
When the stories of history are told by those who are passionate about the subject matter, the stories come alive. That's why I generally prefer guided walking tours over self-guided tours. I find the interactions much richer and HUB Town Tours really know their subject matter! Maura told the stories of Boston suffragists not just skillfully, but inspiringly. I learned so much and by the time we were done with the tour, my "further reading" list had grown considerably. I'm looking forward to digging in. I think a lot of people, when they come to Boston, think of the Freedom Trail, which is phenomenal and important and HUB Town Tours has a fantastic tour for that (which I took the day before this one and loved), but Boston's role in women's suffrage is less known, or at least it was to me, with NY suffragists like Susan B Anthony generally taking center stage. Do yourself a favor and take this tour. You won't regret it. I can't wait to return to Boston and I highly recommend the Votes for Women tour.
Wow, thank you for taking the time to share your experience on Maura's tour! The women's stories included on this tour are inspiring, and an important part of Boston's history. We also love the Freedom Trail, of course, but agree with you that there are other fascinating layers to Boston's story. Maura is just the accomplished and passionate historian to share these stories. Thank you for recommending this tour, and for joining us on two of the ones we offer!
When I decided to tag along to Boston with my husband when he had to come here on a business trip, I decided I would take the opportunity to learn some local history, which as it turns out is also national history. When the stories of history are told by those who are passionate about the subject matter, the stories come alive. That's why I generally prefer guided walking tours over self-guided tours. I find the interactions much richer and HUB Town Tours really know their subject matter! Maura told the stories of Boston suffragists not just skillfully, but inspiringly. I learned so much and by the time we were done with the tour, my "further reading" list had grown considerably. I'm looking forward to digging in. I think a lot of people, when they come to Boston, think of the Freedom Trail, which is phenomenal and important and HUB Town Tours has a fantastic tour for that (which I took yesterday and loved), but Boston's role in women's suffrage is less known, or at least it was to me, with NY suffragists like Susan B Anthony generally taking center stage. Do yourself a favor and take this tour. You won't regret it. I can't wait to return to Boston and I highly recommend the Votes for Women tour.
Wow, Jewel, we are bowled over and grateful after reading this wonderful review! Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of a tour we're pleased and proud to offer. Maura is a skilled and passionate historian, and she will love knowing, as we do, that you felt inspired and that your reading list is now longer. Also many thanks for the double review, as we are also gratified to know you enjoyed our Freedom Trail tour so much. Appreciate your recommendation, and we're just glowing after this review.
This was the best history lesson I've ever received on what really took place between 1840 and 1920. So many amazing women organized conventions, petitioned, lectured publicly, and published periodicals to gain momentum. They, their daughters and granddaughters devoted their lives to changing history that I didn't even hear about until now. Fun fact: I found out that I am a "Lucy Stoner". (Be sure to ask what that means.) Our tour guide came equipped with old maps and pictures to bring the past to life. She was so knowledgeable and answered every question. I could tell that our guide has a reverence for these suffragist heroines. I do, too. Even my husband enjoyed this tour immensely. This is one of my fondest memories in Boston and I come to Boston every year. Book this tour. You will learn so much and you will be reminded of how fortunate we are today to be able to vote, to own property, to keep our maiden names in marriage and to have custody of our children in divorce thanks to these exceptional women. Caution: wear sneakers or comfortable walking shoes. For those who aren't familiar with Boston...the older streets have cobblestone and the terrain is hilly. Do not wear pumps or heels!
Thank you so much for your 5-star review!! Hub Town Tours specifically designed the tour to focus on the amazing women who devoted their lives to changing history, and we are very proud of the work our guides put in to tell their stories. The reverence your guide holds for these women and their activism is something we believe is so important to share. So many people forget, or don't know, about all of the effort exceptional suffragists and their allies brought to give women the right to vote and other rights people might take for granted. We are overjoyed to hear this was one of your fondest memories in Boston, and when you come back we encourage you to brig friends and family members on the Back Bay tour, or check out the Beacon Hill tour! Thank you for the recommendation, and yes we agree, pumps and heels are not ideal for the older cobblestone streets. Safe travels!
Our guide was so knowledgeable and loved questions. Maura told us and showed us about Boston’s women’s suffragist movement. Loved seeing buildings we have walked by numerous times in a different light as important to the fight for the vote. This is a must do for young people as well.
Thank you very much for this kind, informative review of Maura's tour of the Back Bay. Those regular-looking old city buildings hide a wealth of fascinating history about Boston women, and Maura has the talents to uncover it. We're so glad you enjoyed this tour!
This is a must for anyone who wants to learn the history of the revolutions started in Boston. Town tours are my favorite way to absorb an immense amount of history. This tour exceeded our hopes. We heard spectacular stories of women's suffrage, walked past their houses, social clubs, and Women's Journal helping them to spread the word internationally. Over 50 years, these women continued to march for democracy for themselves, their daughters, and the daughters of women they didn't know. Our incredibly fun and knowledgeable guide shared their struggles as they each brought a unique perspective to the fight. One of my favorite elements is the reality that these women lived directly across from and next to the optician. Sure, it could get heated, but they also voiced their differences in a manner that allowed them to still socialize amongst each other. Of course, Susan B Anthony was talked about, but so were Lucy Stone, so many others. The combination of overlapping revolutions with the American, Suffrage, and Abolition in Boston played a significant role in the change for Americans. The tour ends with an encouraging message to keep up the fight for all people's equality. 😍 🇺🇲
Wow! Thank you for this amazing and detailed review of your Back Bay tour with Kaitlin, Liz! As the home to three revolutions in American History, Boston is a truly unique place to explore the challenges those fighting for equality had to face. As you've highlighted here, the Back Bay neighborhood is an incredible landscape to experience the long (and sometimes tumultuous) journey toward's women's suffrage--we don't think we could have said it better ourselves! Kaitlin is a brilliant historian, wonderful speaker, and passionate storyteller who is truly able to bring the story of women's suffrage alive on our "Votes for Women" tour. We hope that the stories of Lucy Stone, her daughter Alice Stone Blackwell, and the generations of women who fought for suffrage and equality alongside them stay with you well beyond your time in Boston! Next time you're in town we'd love to have you join us on one of our other revolutionary tours! Cheers!
Being we enjoyed the Freedom Trail tour so much, we decided to journey with HubTown once again and dip our toes into BackBay. The tour was well-paced, and we had a wonderful explanation by our tour guide Cal, who weaved the amazing story of Women and their fight for Suffrage. The stops along the way gave us just enough history to appreciate the timeline of how events were unfolding, and we had a chance to gawk at the beautiful homes and gardens too. If you’re a history lover, or just curious, I would recommend this tour with Cal whose passion and knowledge were impressive! We left Boston feeling a little more connected to this beautiful city. We will definitely be back!
Well, we are thrilled not only that you enjoyed the Freedom Trail so much, but that you gave us a chance to share even more history! The Back Bay has wonderful history and architecture, and the sites tell an important story in Boston and American history. Cal is a passionate historian and will love to know she helped make your connection with our city. Thank you!
