In honor of Women's History Month, we have gathered some resources that highlight Black women with a connection to Boston to encourage further learning and celebration during the month of March and throughout the year.

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Maria W. Stewart - abolitionist, writer, and orator

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Radio Boston - Learning about political writer Maria Stewart and other Black figures in Boston's history

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Stewart’s house in Boston

 

Maria Stewart - Crash Course Black American History

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More information about Stewart

 

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Porsha Olayiwola - Boston’s Poet Laureate

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Olayiwola performs what is the suffrage movement to a blck womyn?: an anthem

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Three Poems by Porsha Olayiwola

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Olayiwola’s website for more information

 

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Phillis Wheatley - poet

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Fierce Podcast - Phillis Wheatley: For The Love of Freedom

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TED-Ed video - Why did Phillis Wheatley disappear? by Charita Gainey 

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Wheatley Memorial in Boston

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More information about Wheatley

 

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Elma Lewis - artist, educator, and activist

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Music Museum of New England - Elma Lewis

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Edwin Sumpter Remembers Elma Lewis

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Celebrating Elma Lewis

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More information about Lewis

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