• Emerson, Thoreau, and Frost: A Conversation with Jay Parini

    https://youtu.be/tsvqIAeaRqs Join poet, novelist, biographer, and critic Jay Parini in a wide-ranging discussion of three granite figures of New England and American literature: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and […]

  • FULL! Brewster and the Birds Walking Tour

    Thank you for your interest in our programs! We hope that you consider joining us for other events this spring. A young William Brewster and his childhood friend Daniel Chester […]

  • Anna Malaika Tubbs on The Three Mothers

    https://youtu.be/wDkNdtquhOM On the eve of Mother’s Day, join biographer Anna Malaika Tubbs as she discusses her new book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcolm X, […]

  • Breaking the Political Glass Ceiling

    https://youtu.be/Dzg8vofPwwk Join former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift; Pulitzer-Prize winning Boston Globe columnist, Eileen McNamara; and former Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong, as they discuss the successes earned and challenges faced by […]

  • Every Path Laid Open: Women of Concord and the Quest for Equality

      In 1845, feminist Margaret Fuller described the ultimate goal of women’s suffrage: “We would have every path laid open to Woman as freely as to Man.” Spoken seventy-five years before American women had the legal right to vote in national elections, Fuller’s rallying cry inspired a movement for women's equality that continues today. In […]

  • Full! A Walk with Louisa and Ellen

    Thank you for your interest in our programs! I hope consider joining us again this spring. Join us for a walking tour highlighting the objects and homes of remarkable women […]

  • Courageous Women Leaders in Turbulent Times

    https://youtu.be/aoXOCfWfalY In her recent book, Forged in Crisis, Nancy Koehn, historian at the Harvard Business School, examines the pivotal role that Rachel Carson played in the development of the modern […]