![Come learn come great stories about the women of Essex Massachusetts at this FREE exhibit open through Winter 2018 Come learn come great stories about the women of Essex Massachusetts at this FREE exhibit open through Winter 2018](https://northshorekid.com/sites/default/files/styles/post_photo/public/events/women_of_essex_stories_to_share.jpg?itok=Db0SuTtr)
Discover the interesting lives of women who lived in Essex! This exhibit – the first of its kind in Essex – expands our understanding of the women of Essex and the ways they have influenced our town and reflected the larger story of women’s history.
The exhibit includes:
- Women whose ingenuity got the first meeting house built
- A young woman’s 19th century journal
- One of the first woman auctioneers in the country
- A professional female baseball player
- A Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy
- ...and more!
The project is financed by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, with matching support from Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum and private donations.
When:
Mondays - Thursdays from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
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