Trailblazing women in Mass. from the 1700s to the present [Video]

MISSING. THE BIRTHPLACE OF AMERICAN LIBERTY, LEXINGTON IS THE SITE OF THE FAMOUS SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD. IT’S A RICH HISTORY. THE TOWN HAS PROUDLY PRESERVED, BUT AMONG THE TOWN’S MANY MONUMENTS, THERE WASN’T ONE DEDICATED TO A NAMED WOMAN UNTIL NOW. FOR SO LONG, THE NARRATIVE HAS BEEN ABOUT INDIVIDUAL MALE PEOPLE, NOT ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF A COMMUNITY. AND IT’S LEFT WOMEN OUT. IT’S LEFT OUT PEOPLE OF COLOR. THIS MONUMENT BRINGS MORE OF THOSE ACCURATE FACTS TO THE TABLE. SOMETHING IS BEING DONE IS A BRONZE TRIBUTE TO 20 WOMEN STARTING IN THE 1700S TO THE PRESENT LEADERS WHO ONCE LIVED, AND OTHERS REPRESENTING FUTURE TRAILBLAZERS. ITS TITLE IS A RESPONSE TO A BYGONE …