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MARITIME WOMEN OF BOSTON: CANADIAN NURSES IN THE 1920 WOMEN’S VOTER REGISTERS

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by Anna Boyles https://www.boston.gov/news/maritime-women-boston-canadian-nurses-1920-womens-voter-registers The 1880 United States Census reports that roughly fifty-percent of immigrants from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island settled in Massachusetts, while nearly thirty-percent of New Brunswick immigrants settled in the Bay State. Thus far, the Mary Eliza Project has discovered over 600 women from the Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova …

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Petition for a memorial plaque in a park or playground | Boston.gov

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PETITION FOR A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN A PARK OR PLAYGROUNDYou are hereHOME › DEPARTMENTS › PARKS AND RECREATION › PETITION FOR A MEMORIAL PLAQUE IN A PARK OR PLAYGROUNDLast updated: 11/2/20To place a memorial plaque in a park or playground, you need to petition the Parks and Recreation Commission. There are some specific steps you …

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Boston Naval Shipyard Charlestown Planning & Development Program 1975

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The Boston Naval Shipyard at Charlestown was formally closed July 1, 1974. This action, in conjunction with the closing of the South Boston Naval Annex and the Chelsea Naval Hospital has significantly affected the City of Boston. It resulted in the direct loss of some 5,900 jobs in 1973-74, a year of unusually high unemployment …

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Yeomen (F) Register to Vote (U.S. National Park Service)

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Yeomen (F) Register to VoteBoston National Historical ParkThe Yeoman (F) of Boston Navy Yard, 1918US Naval Archives – Department of the NavyYeomen (F) (F for female) were the first women to enlist in the United States military. Their service in World War I was made possible by the Naval Act of 1916, which created a …

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Women Workers at the Boston Navy Yard during World War I Boston National Historical Park

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https://www.nps.gov/articles/women-workers-bny-wwi.htm Helen McCormack, Yeoman 1st Class; Helen Barr, Radio Operator; Eva Forbes, Yeoman First Class, who were stationed at the Boston Navy Yard during World War I.Names from The Illustrated War News, 1918. Image courtesy of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. In spring of 1917, more than two years before the 19th Amendment granted women the right …

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Mayor Wu announces completed audit of city land

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‘Public land for public good’: Mayor Wu announces plan to ‘reimagine’ millions of feet of vacant space in Boston”We have an incredible opportunity right now to bring our neighborhoods closer and reimagine how we live, work, and come together.”Mayor Michelle Wu at a May 12 press conference outside the McKinley Elementary School. David L Ryan/Globe …

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The AAPI History I Carry with Me: Tiffany Chu – The Boston Globe

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The AAPI History I Carry with Me: Tiffany ChuA Beautiful Resistance celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and AAPI joy as told to Jeneé OsterheldtBy Jeneé Osterheldt Globe Columnist,Updated May 17, 2022, 8:01 a.m.1Tiffany Chu, chief of staff for Mayor Wu, shares her beautiful resistance.SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFFBoston is at the intersection of what …

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Mayor Wu announces Heat Plan to prepare Boston for extreme heat

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At Earth Day celebration, Mayor Wu announces Heat Plan to prepare Boston for extreme heat”We know, we feel, every summer that our weather patterns are changing, and that climate change is here right now.”Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hosted an Earth Day Celebration Friday afternoon in Chinatown at the Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park …

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