Neighborhood Biographies: Three Centuries of North End History: Shaw

19 North Square,Boston MA 02113

12 October, 2021

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“The Legacy of Pauline Agassiz Shaw” presented by Mary Howland Smoyer and Gretchen Grozier PLEASE NOTE: YOU ONLY NEED TO REGISTER VIA EVENTBRITE IF YOU INTEND TO ATTEND THIS TALK IN-PERSON AT THE PAUL REVERE HOUSE! See below for directions for watching the Live-streamed talk from home! "The Legacy of Pauline Agassiz Shaw" presented by Mary Howland Smoyer, Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, and Gretchen Grozier, President, Jamaica Plain Historical Society is the third and final talk of our 2021 Lowell Lecture Series: Neighborhood Biographies: Three Centuries of North End History. Learn how Boston social reformer Pauline Agassiz Shaw (1841-1917) used her wealth to pay for a vast number of philanthropic efforts including: financing the first public kindergartens in America, lobbying for both prison reform and world peace, participating in the women’s suffrage movement and founding day nurseries and neighborhood houses (including the North Bennet Street School). The 2021 Lowell Lecture Series presented by the Paul Revere Memorial Association is a biographical series based on influential individuals with North End connections. By highlighting moments in the lives of Thomas Hutchinson, Prince Hall, and Pauline Agassiz Shaw, this lecture series examines their impact on the North End and beyond. This series covers distinct centuries of change in the North End to provide a more inclusive and comprehensive historical narrative. All lectures will be available to stream for free and recorded for later viewing via WGBH’s Forum Network. Streaming will be provided at https://www.facebook.com/gbhforumnetwork and https://www.youtube.com/gbhforumnetwork Limited in-person reservations will also be available via free Eventbrite registration. Please note, the Paul Revere House and the City of Boston require mask wearing for all indoor public places. Please visit paulreverehouse.org/events/ for information on how to access each lecture. All live components are subject to change. The lecture series is presented by the Paul Revere Memorial Association in partnership with WGBH, the Old North Church, the North Bennet Street School, and the Colonial Society of Massachusetts. The series is made possible by a grant from the Lowell Institute. For more information about the Lowell Lecture Series, please contact Robert Shimp at [email protected] or visit paulreverehouse.org.