Grace Lorch

President of the Boston Teachers Union and the first teacher to appeal the rule that teachers must resign if they got married.

Continue reading

Elizabeth Power

Elizabeth Power founded the Free Home for Consumptives (FHC), which provided care to people with tuberculosis regardless of means, nationality, race, or religion.

Continue reading

Cordelia Harmon

Cordelia Harmon (1822-1883) co-founded The Boston Home in 1881 to aid those with physical illness and poverty. Her legacy continues today in the care of adults with neurological disorders.

Continue reading