How will you observe Women’s History Month? To get us started, we’re taking a close look at the Boston Women’s Memorial. In the foreground of our homepage photo today, we see a statue of Phillis Wheatley, the first African American woman to publish a book of her own poetry. The statue in the background depicts Abigail Adams, who was so politically and socially active in the early years of the US, that she is referred to as a Founding Mother and sometimes added to the list of Founding Fathers. Adams used her position as the wife of President John Adams to speak out against slavery, and in favor of women’s rights.
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Today in History
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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World Elephant Day
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Museum Night in Berlin
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National Moth Week
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley of Wales
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Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Dog days of summer
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Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain
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Nothing plain about it
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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Inside the Oculus
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Gazing down on planet Earth
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Have a ‘beary’ good Earth Day
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Aprils full moon
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Bridge over the River Tara
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Explorer of the sea
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Rocky mountain pi
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An unlikely friendship in the wild
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Take the Stairs Day
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Astrotourism at its finest
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International Surfing Day
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Brocken spectre in Central Balkan National Park, Bulgaria
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Looking for peace on the precipice
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway