Events
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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 French explored the rivers and forests of Concord and observed birds - an ornithological interest which later manifested in both of their careers. Follow the […]
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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, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, which Ibram X. Kendi describes as “forgotten history that begs to be told and Tubbs tells it brilliantly.” Please join […]
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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 women in politics in Massachusetts and beyond. Over 20 years ago, Jane Swift became Governor of Massachusetts and the first sitting Governor to give birth […]
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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 […]
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Telling Women’s Stories: StoryCorp DIY
Tell a story about a woman in your life; tell a story with a woman in your life. Participate in the Museum’s oral history program recording stories about the important women in our lives. The recordings will become part of the StoryCorps Archive through the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, preserving your […]
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Women in Our Future: Drop-In Family Program
Every Saturday in May, stop by the Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum to participate in an activity that celebrates women’s fight for civil rights and equity throughout history, and all that is to come for women’s achievement. The future is female, and we want to hear your hopes for our future! With Museum admission; Members […]
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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 of Concord including Louisa May Alcott and her dear friend Ellen Emerson. 1-mile walk, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement, rain or shine. Meet at the […]
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A Bridge to the Future: Thriving at Work Beyond Covid
Join us for a virtual presentation and networking breakfast to discuss the challenges women face in the workplace, and the bridges we can build to the future as we emerge from lock-down. For women at work, what has been lost and what new pathways and opportunities have opened because of the pandemic? This framing question […]
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The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Conversation with Sara Seager
https://youtu.be/bskIcGfeWIw Join Sara Seager, an astrophysicist and a professor of planetary science at MIT, as she discusses her memoir, The Smallest Lights in the Universe, in which she recounts her successful efforts to rebuild her life in the wake of tragedy -- discovering the power of connection on this planet, even as she searches our […]
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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 environmental movement and in inspiring citizen action toward protecting the earth. Join us for this conversation in which she will also discuss the book she […]
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Telling Women’s Stories: StoryCorp DIY
Tell a story about a woman in your life; tell a story with a woman in your life. Participate in the Museum’s oral history program recording stories about the important women in our lives. The recordings will become part of the StoryCorps Archive through the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, preserving your […]
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Women in Our Future: Drop-In Family Program
Every Saturday in May, stop by the Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum to participate in an activity that celebrates women’s fight for civil rights and equity throughout history, and all that is to come for women’s achievement. The future is female, and we want to hear your hopes for our future! With Museum admission; Members […]