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Alexander, Francesca
A philanthropist and folk song collector, she was born in Boston.

Bonner, Marita
This Harlem Renaissance writers was born and educated in Massachusetts. She moved in her later life to Chicago, Illinois, where she taught school.

Child, Lydia Maria
Biography and many links for more information on Lydia Maria Child, Massachusetts native.

Dickinson, Emily
The story of Emily Dickinson, one of America's best-known poets, practically an Amherst institution. Her poetry was found in her room after her death, and nearly lost to posterity. Biography, quotations, poems and links to many more resources on this site and on the Net.

Dyer, Mary
From your About Guide to Women's History: biography and links on the Quaker martyr in 17th century Massachusetts.

Farmer, Fannie
Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking-School Cook Book was an event in cooking and housekeeping history. She included very specific and accurate measurements, instead of estimates.

Guiney, Louise
Louise Guiney, a Roman Catholic, was part of the "aesthetic revival" in Boston in the 1890s. She later moved to England and "discovered" Kahlil Gibran.

Mott, Lucretia
A Hicksite Quaker from Massachusetts, Mott worked against slavery and for women's rights.

Peabody Sisters
Now on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, two of the buildings remain as a museum honoring Hull House history.

Stone, Lucy
Lucy Stone, known as the first woman to keep her own name after marriage (at least in the modern era in America), worked for suffrage and against slavery. Find biographies, speeches, quotations and links to many resources on this site and around the Net.

Five College Archives Digital Access
Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and University of Massachusetts records and manuscripts on women's history and women's education.

Following Up on Victory
Nancy Hopkins in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports on followup at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to documented gender bias on the faculty.

Julia Ward Howe's Grave
Picture of her headstone in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MIT and Gender Bias: Following Up on Victory
Nancy Hopkins in the Chronicle of Higher Education reports on followup at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to documented gender bias on the faculty.

Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke began as a female seminary, founded by Mary Lyon.

Places Where Women Made History
Want to take a vacation to see where women's history was made? The US National Park Service put together this list of 74 destinations in New York and Massachusetts.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead
Danvers, Massachusetts, historical site; insight into not only the Salem witch craze but early Massachusetts history.

Salem Village Witchcraft Victims' Memorial
Danvers, Massachusetts, memorial, with names of and quotes from many of the victims.

Samson: Deborah
Canton, Massachusetts, Historical Society on the official heroine of the state of Massachusetts. Site plays music (controls at bottom of page).

Stoning to Death a Young Teacher
If you think violence in the schools is something new, read this account of the 1870 stoning of Etta Barstow in Canton, Massachusetts.

Virtual Emily
Designed to accompany a visitor on a tour of the Dickinson homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts, these excellent essays are accompanied by many illustrations and photographs.

Women at MBL: The Early Years
When the Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts opened in 1888, it accepted women's enrollments on an equal basis with men's.