Three women prominent in North End history are honored by plaques on the left wall of Revere Mall. At the age of ten, Ann Pollard (1620-1725) was probably the first white woman to come ashore in Boston, landing with Governor John Winthrop at the foot of today’s Prince Street. Dr. Harriot Keziah Hunt (1805-75), who grew up on the waterfront at the foot of Hanover Street, became a doctor through self-study after being refused permission to attend lectures at Harvard Medical School. A women’s rights advocate and social reformer, Hunt advocated health education for women. Charlotte Cushman (1816-76), who was born on the site of the present North End branch library, became an internationally-known actress renowned for playing both male and female roles. She established a salon in Rome for women sculptors including Boston sculptors Anne Whitney and Edmonia Lewis and Watertown’s Harriet Hosmer.
