Lucretia Crocker
As the first woman supervisor of the Boston Public Schools, Lucretia Crocker pioneered the discovery method of teaching mathematics and the natural sciences during her decade-long tenure, which began with her appointment in 1876.
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Mary Tileston Hemenway
1800s Boston philanthropist
Elma Lewis
Founded the National Center for Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) in 1968 eighteen years after opening the Elma Lewis School of Fine Arts (ELSFA) in Boston
Dr Abigail Adams Eliot
American educator and a leading authority on early childhood education.
Anne Sullivan
Blind teacher of Helen Keller
E Virginia Williams
The founder of the Boston Ballet in 1963
Sue Bailey Thurman
Sue Bailey Thurman (1903-1996) founded the Museum of African American History in 1963
Susan Paul
In the 1830s, Susan Paul (1809-41) taught at the Smith School on Joy Street, a segregated school for African American children funded jointly by the city and private donations. Paul was also an officer in the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society.
Susanna Haswell Rowson
British playwright, actress and bestselling novelist
Harriot Curtis
National golf champion and skiier who, with her sister, opened the East Boston Dispensary, became a dean at Hampton Institute in Virginia and co-founded the Curtis Cup, the best known team trophy for amateur women golfers.