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Women's History Month

Early in yesterday's city council meeting, two Cambridge women were honored on the first day of Women's History Month. The first resolution, sponsored by Councillor Kenneth E. Reeves '72, honored Suzanne R. Green, a long-time Cantabridgian, teacher, activist and current member of the Cambridge Historical Commission.

Triantifillou presented a resolution to the Cambridge Women's Heritage Project in honor of Harriet A. Jacobs, author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, conductor on the Underground Railroad and one-time Cambridge resident. Jacobs lived in Cambridge for five years in the 1870s.

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The resolution recognized Jacobs' achievements. "Harriet A. Jacobs, African-American abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and author, deserves recognition as one of Cambridge's most remarkable women," the resolution reads.

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