Final push! Please consider a donation - of any size - in support of The League of Women for Community Service 's #Boston Marathon team. Your gift supports the preservation of our more than 100-year-old building & historically significant archive. #Preservation #CharityMarathon #Boston
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John Sella Martin fled enslavement in Alabama in 1856. He became a minister & abolitionist who spoke out for equal rights & his wife, Sarah, founded Boston’s Fugitive Aid Society. After the Civil War, they worked as educators in the South.

#LSU may have lost the game, but the love and support they offer each other won our hearts!🏀♥️👑 #SistersLove #BlackGirlMagic

Born free in Newburyport MA, Nancy Prince moved to #Boston 's Beacon Hill Black community. She lived in Russia for 10 yrs w/ her husband. Back home, she lectured & fought slavery. In 1847, she & other Black women saved a woman from a slave-catcher in a physical confrontation. #WMH

Alice Dunbar Nelson was born to mixed race parents in 1875 in NOLA. She married famed poet Paul L. Dunbar after writing in #Boston 's Women's Era Newspaper published by Black women. Her stories, poems & essays empowered women. She fought racial injustice & supported suffrage. #WHM

Raised by her grandmother & aunt, Benaree P. Wiley lost her mom at 2. A Howard University grad, she earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. In '91, she took over The Partnership & turned it into a force in corporate #Boston , integrating more than 1.3K Black professionals into the workforce. #WHM

Born in #Dorchester , Donna Summer went to the Burke HS & sang in musicals. In her 1st break, she performed in Germany. While in Europe, her career took off. She became the 👑of Disco, won Grammys & was inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is beloved by generations. #WHM

Known as the “Mayor of Bromley-Heath,” Mildred Hailey was a community organizer and advocate for public housing residents. Her impactful work transformed lives, improving living conditions and empowered marginalized communities. #WHM

We salute TV legend, community activist & past The League of Women for Community Service pres. Sarah-Ann Shaw who passed away this morning surrounded by her family. Shaw was the 1st Black woman on TV in #Boston . Her passion & dedication to the community was unmatched. She will be missed. #Roxbury #Icon WBZ | CBS News Boston

A grandchild of Great Migration travelers, Judge Judith N. Dilday earned a law degree from Boston University School of Law in 1972. She was the 1st Black woman to serve #MA Probate & Family Court & head Women's Bar Association. She cofounded the 1st law firm owned by Black women in MA. She later taught in China. #WHM

An immigrant from Jamaica, Ruby Guscott was widowed by 30 & raised 6 kids during the Depression. She drove her sons to turn old buildings into affordable housing. In '03, their co. built the largest office tower in the US financed & developed by POC investors. #WomensHistoryMonth

Born into a musical family in #Medford , MA, Terri Lyne Carrington began playing drums at 7. She would nurture her talents w/ icons i.e. Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock & became the 1st woman to win a Best Jazz Instrumental Grammy. She teaches
Berklee College of Music. #WomensHistoryMonth

Free Event! Hear the powerful stories of Black women fighting for equality ✊🏾 -- along with their music! 'From Suffrage to Selma' happens this Sun at 3PM at Simmons University. RSVP: lwcsboston.org/events #WomensHistoryMonth #Boston

A MA native, Jean McGuire attended H.S. in DC before graduating from Bay State College. She fought for better schools for the Black community & helped found METCO, Inc. Headquarters, a voluntary desegregation prog. She was the 1st Black woman on the Boston School Committee #WomensHistoryMonth

What are the origins of the Black Women’s club movement? This video breaks it down and sheds light on the contributions of The League of Women for Community Service co-founder Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin. #tbt #WomensHistoryMonth
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Despite excelling in typewriting, Jane Bosfield was denied work at Medfield State Hospital due to race in 1915. She sought help from MA Gov. David I. Walsh who forced her hire. She would be fired for ‘insubordination’ but Black #Boston rallied & she was rehired #WomenHistoryMonth

The League of Women for Community Service headquarters is an icon in the Black community of Boston. Learn more about the fascinating history of this site and how it is being preserved today with a grant from NPS. wbur.org/news/2023/02/2… #WomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth The League of Women for Community Service