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Oral History Project

"Yours for Humanity —Abby" a one-woman play about Abby Kelley Foster

Founded in 1994

The Worcester Women’s History Project (WWHP) is a nonprofit all-volunteer educational organization dedicated to celebrating and documenting the contribution of women to the history, social fabric and culture of Worcester and beyond.

“Equality before the law without distinction of sex or color”

Worcester

The site of the first National Woman’s Rights Convention in 1850, and home to Abby Kelley Foster, radical abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Why Worcester?

Did you know it happened in Worcester County?

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"We remember our past, to better shape our future."
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