Mary Tileston Hemenway
1800s Boston philanthropist
1800s Boston philanthropist
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
American educator and a leading authority on early childhood education.
Blind teacher of Helen Keller
The founder of the Boston Ballet in 1963
Sue Bailey Thurman (1903-1996) founded the Museum of African American History in 1963
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.
British playwright, actress and bestselling novelist
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.
Often using multiple media in her work, Sherman is a multifaceted artist, designer, educator, lecturer and writer.