Freedom Trail Revolutionary Women Tours Bring History to Life in Boston

The Freedom Trail Revolutionary Women Tour kicked off at the begging of March. It's a great way to celebrate Women's History Month.

The Freedom Trail Foundation has been responsible for protecting and preserving the Freedom Trail since 1964. That two-and-a-half mile long red line that winds through Boston, linking over a dozen of the most important historical landmarks not only in Massachusetts history but in U.S. history? The Foundation are the ones that keep that paint bright red and spiffy and get the word out on walks and strolls and the like. It’s important work.

You might recall the return of Holiday Strolls in 2022. This month, we're celebrating a different type of holiday in Women's History Month. And the Freedom Trail is at the forefront. They last hosted their Revolutionary Women Tours back in 2020, so it will be nice to have them back for this year's celebration. The tours take walkers along the Freedom Trail and through four centuries of history.

And which Revolutionary Women will you meet along the Trail? Anne Hutchinson and Mary Dyer, for starters, and the stories of their religious rebellions. You'll also hear from Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman and their roles in the abolition movement. Margaret Sanger and Susan B. Anthony will lend their voices and their dynamic speeches to the tour, bringing their history and Women's History to life. Click here to see who else you'll walk along with.

The Tours leave from the Boston Common Visitor Information Center, 139 Tremont St. on Saturdays and Sundays at 10:45 a.m. throughout the month of March. Tours are 90 minutes long, cover roughly a mile of walking, and are open to all ages. You can purchase tickets here. So take a walk into history for Women's History Month in Boston.

Today (March 8) is International Women’s Day. How should we celebrate? By honoring the influential women that have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

...Oh, and to serve up the reminder that women accounting for just over eight percent of Rock Hall inductees is simply inexcusable. (For a further breakdown of this, check out Evelyn McDonnell's exceptional piece "The Manhandling of Rock ‘N’ Roll History.")

John Sykes, the Rock Hall's new chairman after Rolling Stone/Rock Hall founder Jann Wenner stepped down as of January 1, 2020, said in countless interviews how the Rock Hall needs to evolve and diversify. It seems as though he's keeping his word. More women are being nominated and more women are being inducted. Tina Turner, Carole King and The Go-Go's were inducted as part of the 2021 class. Meanwhile, Annie Lennox, Dolly Parton, Pat Benatar and Carly Simon are members of the 2022 induction class. Hopefully, fans will see even more women make the cut in future classes.

Until then, scroll through the gallery. It features the remarkable women who have defied the odds to be recognized by the Rock Hall.