The Women’s Educational and Industrial Union (WEIU), now EMPath, has supported Boston women with job training, advocacy, and transitional housing for nearly 130 years.
Located at the top of the Grand Staircase, the mural "Notable Women of Boston" by Ellen Lanyon (1926-2013) honors trailblazing women in American and Boston culture.
The State House honors abolitionists Angelina and Sarah Grimké, reformer Dorothea Dix, and other pioneers featured in the Notable Women of Boston mural.
