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“Family Circle” by Fern Cunningham
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“Hear Us” — State House Women’s Leadership Project
Downtown
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Eliza Ball Hughes (1808 – 1892)
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Paul Revere Pottery and Library Clubhouse
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Telephone Exchange
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The Boston Women’s Memorial
Back Bay West
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The Copley Society of Art
Back Bay West
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The Public Garden and Fountains by Women Sculptors
Back Bay East
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Back Bay West
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Jamaica Plain
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Beacon Hill
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West End
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Back Bay West
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Vilna Shul and Mary Antin
West End
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West End Library
West End
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Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
Back Bay West
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