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Puzzling Together Suffrage: Asian-American Suffragette’s Fight for the Big Picture

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

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The grand mythology of suffrage begins in 1848 Seneca Falls, New York. Here, heroine Elizabeth Cady Stanton forms her origin story, quite literally declaring grievances against woman. Primary among them is a woman’s lack of the franchise, lack of wage opportunity, and paucity of educational advancement. Her call to arms is bolstered by the Coffin…

The “Gay” Novel of Frederick Wadsworth Loring

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Sarah Coyne

Frederick Wadsworth Loring was born in Boston on December 12, 1848. He was the 5th great grandson of Thomas Loring, the acknowledged patriarch of the Loring family, who immigrated from Axminster, England to the Massachusetts Bay colony in 1634. Fred, as he was called by family and friends, attended Phillips Academy at Andover and graduated…

The Loring Greenough House receives George B. Henderson Foundation Grant!

Saturday, May 2, 2020

Sarah Coyne

We are honored to announce that we are the recipient of a grant from George B. Henderson Foundation and this grant will allow us to complete two important landscaping projects on the property. Click HERE for updates and more information.

Responding to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Concerns

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Sarah Coyne

After carefully monitoring the developments of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), in the interest of the well-being of our members and event attendees, the Loring Greenough House Board of Directors has decided to cancel all Loring Greenough House events through March and early April. The health of our visitors and supporters is of utmost priority as…