Making Waves: Historic Women of the Seaport Walking Tour - New Bedford Whaling Museum
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Making Waves: Historic Women of the Seaport Walking Tour
Saturday, October 15, 2022 | 2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Women have shaped and been shaped by the historic port of New Bedford for centuries. Join Lighting the Way experts Ann O’Leary and Mary Howland Smoyer for a special walking tour featuring the stories of women who will give you new insights into the whaling and fishing industries as well as the city’s historic role in the Underground Railroad. Along the way you'll meet philanthropists, an abolitionist, an entrepreneur, an Azorean heritage advocate, and a lumper.

This tour is FREE, no pre-registration is required. It begins and ends at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill. 

To learn more about the Lighting the Way: Historic Women of the SouthCoast, visit www.historicwomensouthcoast.org.

Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.

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