Did you know that in 1887 the Kindergarten for the Blind opened in Jamaica Plain where the MSPCA is currently located? In honor of Women’s History Month, the Jamaica Plain Historical Society hosted Perkins School for the Blind Lead Archivist Jen Hale, who spoke about the women who led the former JP school. “The Kindergarten was the first of its kind in the United States and had considerable support from prominent women in the Boston…
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Emily Greene Balch was born in Jamaica Plain, and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1946. Learn about her life and life’s work at the Connolly Library on Jan. 24 at a free Jamaica Plain Historical Society event. Wellesley College Professor Catia Confortini will reflect on Balch’s legacy, not only as a scholar and thinker, but also as a teacher who taught at Wellesley, and as an activist. Balch founded and led the Women’s International…
To celebrate Women’s History Month the Jamaica Plain Historical Society is hosting a presentation by the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail on March 15.
Can you recognize some of the locations in these old black and white photos from the Jamaica Plain Historical Society website?