As we wrap up this year's Women's History Month, there are many more stories about the women who have shaped the Boston Public Library than can fit in one month's of blog posts. Below are a few other women who were honored in the Special Collections open house on Tuesday, March 25. Lois Tarlow, Artist…
Women Who Built BPL: The Ducal Palace of the North End
I know I don’t have to tell Mr. Lord ... how glad I am to get the news that the model is to be put in good repair again. Its story is so interesting it would seem a pity not to have the work done... —Memo from Mary Curley, North End Branch Librarian to Mr…
Women Who Built BPL: Elaine Leeder, Donor
The Boston Public Library's special collections are built in two ways: by purchasing material that support our collecting policies and by accepting donations. When donors choose to offer their collections to the library, they are both contributing to the materials available for research and are adding their own story and memory to the larger story…
Women Who Shaped BPL: Curator Ellen Oldham
The Library’s collections are shaped by many factors: the collection development policy of the institution, the needs and interests of the patrons who use our collections, and by the vision of the staff charged with building collections. In Special Collections, the last factor can be quite influential and is the job of the curators on…
Women Who Shaped BPL: Postcards & the Women Who Loved Them
To celebrate Women's History Month, Special Collections is highlighting a few of the women who shaped Boston Public Library. "We have a total of about [165,000] postcards ... They were donated by different collectors through the years." Jane Winton*, Curator of Prints, The Back Bay Sun, September 14, 2010. The extensive collection of artworks and…
Women Who Shaped the BPL: Helen Slosberg’s Scheme
To celebrate Women's History Month, Special Collections is highlighting a few of the women who shaped Boston Public Library. "I have a very good scheme..." Helen Slosberg to Sinclair Hitchings, December 20, 1977. Helen S. Slosberg Papers, Arts Department, Boston Public Library. Helen Sagoff Slosberg was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1900, lived in Boston…
Women Who Shaped BPL: Sally Inman Kast Shepard, First Female Donor
“. . . an act of liberality which will secure Mrs. Shepard a permanent place among the library's distinguished benefactors” Third Annual Report of the Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1855 From the early days of the Boston Public Library (then called the Public Library), women were very active and…
Women Who Shaped BPL: Edith Guerrier, Librarian, Mentor and Visionary
To celebrate Women's History Month, Special Collections is highlighting a few of the women who shaped Boston Public Library. We will be holding an open house celebrating women's contributions to our library on March 26, 2024. The North End Branch of the Boston Public Library, a beloved neighborhood institution, was strongly shaped by the work…
Notable Women, Notable Manuscripts: Maria Weston Chapman
In celebration of Women’s History month, this is the fourth post in a series by blogger Kim Reynolds (Curator of Manuscripts) focusing on BPL's special collections featuring notable 19th-century American women. Maria Weston Chapman (1806-1885) was a noted abolitionist, editor, writer, and activist. She was the oldest of eight children born in Weymouth, Massachusetts to…
“Help to make the world better”: Lucy Stone and the First Wave Suffragettes
On August 26, 1920 the 19th amendment was certified. To celebrate the 100th anniversary learn more about the history of the suffrage movement.
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