"Stepping Back"
Roxbury Women's History Trail
“Stepping Back” is the fourth in a series of walks which have been developed
under the auspices of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail by teachers and
students in the Boston Public Schools. This walk was developed by first and
second graders in Mary Smoyer and Alma Wright’s classes at the William Monroe
Trotter School in Roxbury. After gathering names of important local women,
the students interviewed the woman herself, or a family member, or an expert
on the woman. They walked through the neighborhood, chose a name for the
walk, and designed the logo, and produced a coloring book celebrating the
trail women. Wearing blue caps decorated with the trail logo, the students
conducted a tour for fifth graders who had designed their own trail in
Charlestown. If you are interested in developing a trail in your
neighborhood, please contact us. We’d be glad to help! |
