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Putting Black Women on the Map: Then and Now

February 7, 2023 @ 11:00 am - February 26, 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Free

In Celebration of Black History Month

In collaboration with LexSeeHer, whose mission is to make women visible, Putting Black Women on the Map, pays tribute to the contributions made by Black women across 300+ years of Lexington history. The exhibition will examine the legacies of Margaret Tulip, a freed slave, re-enslaved, who went to court to win back her freedom, Phebe Banister Burdoo, a free woman of color whose son fought in the battle of Lexington, Mary Elizabeth Miles Bibb, the first African American woman to graduate from the Lexington Normal School, an abolitionist, educator and journalist.

Details

Start:
February 7, 2023 @ 11:00 am
End:
February 26, 2023 @ 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:
Tags:
Black History Month, Free
Website:
https://www.lexart.org/exhibit-information/putting-black-women-on-the-map%3A-then-%26-now

Organizer

LexArt
Phone:
781.862.9696
Email:
info@lexart.org
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Venue

LexArt
130 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421 United States
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Phone:
781.862.9696
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