Posts Tagged ‘women’s history’
June 21: Pioneering Poets of Cambridge: A Guided Tour
Saturday, June 21, 20252-3:30 pmFree; registration requiredLimited space availableWeather date: Sunday, June 22 at 2 pm About the tour Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a series of free tours exploring Cambridge’s legacy of innovation, adaptation, and revolutionary ideas. Based on their book Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators, these…
Read MoreMay 17: Born in North Cambridge: A Guided Tour
Saturday, May 17, 20252-3:30 pmFree; registration requiredLimited space availableWeather date: Sunday, May 18 at 2 pm About the tour Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a series of free tours exploring Cambridge’s legacy of innovation, adaptation, and revolutionary ideas. Based on their book Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators, these…
Read MoreApril 26: Ideas, Invention, and Imagination: A Guided Tour of Cambridgeport
Saturday, April 26, 20252-3:30 pmFree; registration requiredLimited space availableWeather date: Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm About the tour Join authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta for a series of free tours exploring Cambridge’s legacy of innovation, adaptation, and revolutionary ideas. Based on their book Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators, these…
Read MoreHarvard Square institution was party to a landmark Supreme Court decision
By Laura Roberts, 2025 With First Amendment issues in the news and on our minds, it is interesting to recall how a venerable Harvard Square restaurant was party to a landmark Supreme Court decision on the “Establishment Clause,” which reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise…
Read MoreFeb 5: An Evening with Cambridge’s Lisa McManus: A Fundraiser for History Cambridge
Wednesday, February 5 6-8 pm At the home of Cliff Lasser and Liz Adams Lasser26 Hubbard Park RdCambridge, MA 02138-4731$100/person$175/couple Join us for an intimate gathering with renowned gadget expert Lisa McManus, Executive Editor ATK Reviews, and longtime Cambridge resident. Gain valuable insights from Lisa as she shares her expertise on cooking, Cambridge, gadgets, and…
Read MoreMarch 12: History Hang at Paddy’s Lunch
Wednesday, March 126-8 pmPaddy’s Lunch260 Walden StreetFree! Didn’t make it to our holiday party last December? Or maybe you just love hanging out at Cambridge’s oldest women-owned bar? Join us at Paddy’s for a casual get-together before the St. Patrick’s Day crowds arrive. We’ll be chatting with owner Ruth Allen about her experiences as a…
Read MoreNew Years in Cambridge of the past held meaning as ways to address moments of crisis such as war
By Beth Folsom, 2024 For most of us in present-day Cambridge, the arrival of a new year brings with it both reflection on the past year and the promise of a new start; whether we want to eat healthier, get organized, start exercising or any other of the many resolutions we make each New Year’s, the…
Read MoreEast Cambridge History Hub
2025 is our year of East Cambridge See what events we’ve got planned! A Brief History of East Cambridge The area that we now know as East Cambridge was for many centuries largely salt marshes and mud flats which, at low tide, virtually cut the area off from other parts of the city, as well…
Read MoreAll About Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
Biography of Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859-1930) Courtesy of Ira Dworkin, Department of English, Texas A&M University Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, who was born in Portland, Maine, in 1859, is best known for four novels and numerous short stories which she published between 1900 and 1903. Her best-known work, the novel Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro…
Read MoreOct 30: Virtual book group discussion of Contending Forces
Details Wed, Oct 30 at 7pmFreeOn Zoom A pioneering figure of her time, Pauline Hopkins was a novelist, journalist, playwright, and activist who fearlessly tackled issues of race, gender, and social justice. Join us for a virtual discussion of her 1900 novel Contending Forces (available through the Cambridge Public Library). To learn more about Hopkins,…
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