In Her Footsteps - a walking tour in Gloucester's Historic District.

49 Middle Street,Gloucester MA 01930

30 October, 2021

Description

The tour covers about a half-mile and is an easy walk in comfortable shoes. The tour starts at Judith Sargent Murray's historic home. Stops along the tour include the garden of Judith Sargent's elegant Georgian mansion, the nearby Unitarian Universalist church with its Paul Revere bell and once heretical beliefs, the modest home Judith shared with her husband and mother-in-law, the house built by her grandfather, and the home of American Revolutionary War patriot Joseph Foster — all places with stories to tell about the life and times of a remarkable woman. For over 100 years, the Sargent House was the home of sea merchants, patriots and community leaders. A fine example of high-style Georgian domestic architecture, the house was built in 1782 for Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820), a philosopher, writer and an early advocate of women's equality. Today, the Sargent House Museum seeks to engage the public in the life, times, writings, and home of Judith Sargent Murray, a pioneering advocate of women’s education and equality. Moreover, the Sargent House Museum seeks to empower women and men, young and old, to value women’s equality, education and role in the community  for the benefit of the common good.