She Walked Here: Remarkable Women of Beverly Walking Tour

Behind every street and historic building in Beverly are stories of remarkable women who helped shape the city’s past. As Beverly celebrates 400 years, celebrate 400 years of the women who helped shape our community. Join Historic Beverly for a new walking tour exploring the stories of remarkable women whose lives were surprising, inspiring, influential, and, at times, controversial. Journey through four centuries of history as we meet a seventeenth-century criminal, examine women’s protests during the American Revolution, explore the local fight for women’s suffrage, delve into an unlikely feud between a U.S. president and a Beverly woman, and uncover the story of a local woman who spied on the Communist Party during the Cold War. Together, these stories reveal the many ways Beverly women shaped the city’s history. Some challenged the status quo, some sought political and social change, and others found themselves at the center of controversy. Together, their stories offer a richer understanding of Beverly’s past and the women who helped define it. Celebrate Beverly’s 400th anniversary by discovering the women whose stories deserve to be remembered.