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BB13:
The Copley Society of Boston
158 Newbury Street
 The
oldest art association in America, the Copley Society was founded as the
Boston Art Students Association in 1879 by the first graduating class
from the Museum School of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. The founders wanted
a place to exhibit the work of young artists and to continue their Museum
School associations. The organization changed its name to the Copley Society
of Boston in 1901 and membership was no longer restricted to those persons
with an affiliation. Sarah Choate Sears (see BB30) and Sarah Wyman Whitman
(see BB5) served on the Copley Society's committees. Among other distinguished
members were painter Margaret Fitzhugh Brown (1884-1972); Lillian Westcott
Hale (1881-1963), known for her carefully drafted charcoal drawings; and
Marie Danforth Page (1869-1940), whose portraits often depicted women
and children. In addition to showing works by Boston women artists, the
Society exhibited paintings by internationally known artists Mary Cassatt
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BB14:
Muriel S. Snowden
International High School
150 Newbury Street |
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 In
1988, the Boston School Committee renamed Copley Square High School to honor
long-time African American community activist, Muriel S. Snowden (1916-1988).
With her husband, Otto, Muriel Snowden founded Freedom House, Inc., in Roxbury
as a nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to human rights and advocacy
for African Americans in Boston. Her leadership moved Freedom House into areas
of urban renewal, minority employment, and educational equality for children
as well as being a positive force for interracial cooperation in Boston. The
high school encourages the study of international cultures and foreign languages,
fields Snowden also fostered.
"Freedom House ... is an innovator, a catalyst, a launching pad for all kinds of efforts to improve the way of life for those who live in cities ... especially the inner core of a city."
-- Muriel S. Snowden
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BB15:
Chilton Club
287 Dartmouth Street at Commonwealth Avenue
The Chilton Club was founded
by ten Boston women in 1910 in response to the exclusive men's clubs that
did not allow women to be members and, in many cases, to even enter the
clubs. The women founders invited 43 other women to become founders and
purchased this building as a club house. It is named for Mary Chilton,
credited as the first women to step off the Mayflower. |
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