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Meet your guide inside the Boston Public Garden, in the northwest corner of the park opposite 67 Beacon Street (02108). Bronze sculptures by Nancy Schön, based on Robert McCloskey's classic children's book (1941), depict a mama duck proudly leading her band of ducklings.
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Iconic equestrian statue of George Washington (1859).
15 min
First public botanical garden in the United States (1837).
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Site of school founded in 1887 by Pauline A. Shaw, financier of the women's suffrage movement in Boston and founder of Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government.
5 min
Originally established in 1630, this church later became a center of the Transcendentalist movement.
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Home of Elizabeth Putnam, anti-suffragist and first woman to preside over a state electoral college.
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Home of Julia Ward Howe, who authored "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (1861) and co-founded the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869).
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Home of Blanche Ames, pro-suffrage cartoonist and early advocate for birth control.
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Ames-Webster Mansion (1872) was centerpiece of the Ames family fortune and political involvement, including anti-suffragist Mary Shreve Ames and suffragist Blanche Ames.
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Wide central boulevard with greenspace and statuary at the heart of Back Bay development plan.
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Home of Mary Shreve Ames, president of the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Association.
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First women's college club in the United States (1890).
10 min
Former site of Museum of Natural History (1864-1951).
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Former MIT chemistry lab, where Katherine McCormick protested against popular fashion as part of the suffrage movement.
15 min
Central public square designed to be the new cultural center of Boston (1883).
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Iconic church (1877) recognized by American Association of Architects as one of the top 10 buildings in the United States.
10 min
Third-largest public library in the United States (1848).
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Formerly Chauncy Hall, office site of multiple pro-suffrage organizations including Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association and The Women's Journal.
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Finish line of the iconic Boston Marathon.
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Hotel Kensington (1884-1967) housed offices of the Massachusetts Association Opposed to Further Extension of Suffrage to Women.
10 min
Popular Boston outdoor attraction lined with shopping, dining, and numerous luxury brands.
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Former Spiritualist Temple (1885), where women were allowed to lead public meetings.
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Memorial honoring three famous Bostonians: Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, and Lucy Stone.