There are four sculptures by Daniel Chester French at Forest Hills Cemetery but one is actually largely the work of his only woman assistant, his protégé Evelyn Beatrice Longman (1874 -1954). Longman was French’s only female assistant but went on to be a well-known sculpture in her own right. She successfully practiced her art creating both public and private commissions for 50 years.
Read MoreThe New England Hospital for Women and Children was founded in 1862 as an "all-women's hospital". Now called Dimock Community Health Center, women doctors started the institution at 55 Dimock Street in Egleston Square for the exclusive use of women and children patients.
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