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20th Anniversary of the Boston Women’s Memorial

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Date:
October 21, 2023
Time:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizers

NABB
Friends of the Public Garden

Venue

Boston Women’s Memorial
256 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02116 + Google Map
A photo of the Boston Women's Memorial - three grey columns spread out across the entrance to a walkway at the Boston Common, each with a bronze statue of a notable women from Boston history leaning or sitting on it.

Join NABB and Friends of the Public Garden to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Boston Women’s Memorial

In celebration of the memorial, the event will be the premiere of the Talking Statues. Using a QR code and cellphone to give first person voices to historical figures, the audio recording features the voices of:
• Attorney General Andrea Campbell (reading for Abigail Adams),
• Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (reading for Phillis Wheatley)
• Mayor Michelle Wu (reading for Lucy Stone).

FEATURED SPEAKER
Meredith Bergmann, Sculptor

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
In case of inclement weather, the event will take place at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square.