Organizing New Bedford: Women Who Mobilized Change
Look closely around New Bedford and you will see the countless ways women have mobilized residents of “The City that Lit the World” to create positive change. …
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Firsts in Politicslocation_fillWith careers marked by a series of firsts in New Bedford politics, Rosalind Poll Brooker (1928-2016) and Rosem…
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Lifting as She Climbedlocation_fillJennie Horne’s (1920-1998) influential career in social services was fueled by her idealism, her love of peopl… -
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Organizing for Equalitylocation_fillEquality was the vision driving Elizabeth Carter Brooks’ (1867-1951) work as an educator, social activist, and… -
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Provider of Sweet Freedomlocation_fillConfectioner and abolitionist Polly Johnson (1784-1871) specialized in sweets and provided safe lodging to fre… -
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Standing Up for Worker's Rightslocation_fillWhen 20,000 textile workers went on strike in the 1928 New Bedford Textile Workers Strike, 18-year-old factory… -
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Empowering Others Through Educationlocation_fillRecognizing that diversity is our strength, Mary Santos Barros (1923-2018) was a strong and tireless advocate …
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