Category: Women’s History
If you have visited Old North, then you may have noticed the three-story brick townhouse that sits next to the church. Have you ever wondered what…
In this episode of Illuminating the Unseen, Jaimie shares primary sources that reveal the relationship that one adolescent Indigenous woman, a…
By Alexandra Moleski
The story of the Women’s Guild founding and function demonstrates the ways in which the organization benefited the…
By Alexandra Moleski
Despite their support of the church throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the Women’s Guild of Old North…
By Amy Budge
With additional information added by the Old North Education Department
“With an extension of her allusion religious…
In the rear of the church, there is a modest plaque honoring Matilda F. Bibbey. It is the only plaque in Old North solely dedicated to a…
By Jodie Smith
Have you heard someone say, “Perhaps I’ll quit my desk job, buy a small farm in the country, and spend my days tending to…
Happy International Women’s Day!
Here at Old North, women from all different backgrounds play important roles on our campus, as educators on…
By Andrea Antidormi, Old North Foundation Educator
Editor’s Note: In celebration of Women’s History Month, Old North is highlighting…
By Mark Hurwitz
Rebecca Theresa Reed was born in 1813 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. She was raised Protestant and attended Christ Church in the…