Dear Members and Friends:
March is Women’s History Month, with International Women’s Day on March 8.
Women’s History Month | Boston.gov; Women’s History Month Events | 2026
Discover the extraordinary stories of Boston’s trailblazing women by exploring the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, covering an amazing array of courage, creativity and civic action which stitch together the fabric of this great city.
What is the current status of women? Women comprise half the population, but are underrepresented in seats of power; underpaid at 84% the rate paid to men, overworked, performing the majority of unpaid home and family care, and losing legal protections in accessing healthcare. Gender equality is needed to ensure equal rights, opportunities, resources, and protections. Equality includes equal pay for equal work, shared decision-making, and freedom from violence or discrimination. Equality boosts economic growth, improves global health, and reduces conflict. Women have come a long way, but the struggle continues.
March is Irish Heritage Month in Boston
The Irish-American community played a vital role in shaping Boston. Irish immigrants arrived in large numbers during Ireland’s Great Famine of the 1840s, and faced hardship, prejudice, and poverty, yet persevered and became central to Boston’s political life, workforce, and labor movement, advocating for workers’ rights and civic engagement. Walk the Boston Irish Heritage Trail to learn more! Near the Johnson Gates, you’ll find a memorial to John Boyle O’Reilly, beloved son of Eire, who had an enormous impact on Boston’s political, spiritual and athletic communities. Irish-Americans continue to enrich Boston’s cultural life and, of course, there’s the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday, March 15th!
THE WEEK AHEAD
Longwood Place Development News – 305 Brookline Ave
PHASE ONE IS STARTING NOW
Longwood Place Phase One | Bostonplans.org
Important upcoming meetings and dates:
Monday, March 9th: 6-8 pm virtual meeting: IAG Meeting (Impact Advisory Group)
Wednesday, March 11th: 6-8 pm virtual meeting: Public meeting
Monday, March 16th: 6-8 pm virtual meeting: IAG Meeting (Impact Advisory Group)
Wednesday, March 18th: 6-8 pm virtual meeting: Public Meeting
Wednesday, April 1 – comment period ends (aka April Fool’s Day)
Visit the project page to see the latest iteration – A 1,670 document posted in February details the last revisions, current plans. These plans are to be discussed over the next month by the IAG and Public at different zoom meetings. If you’ve been following this project, you will know there was much public discussion surrounding the height, massing, and shadow impacts, with city-wide concerns on how shadows affect open space/parklands, and what impacts these major developments have on our transportation plans, or lack thereof, in this increasingly dense area.
Fenway Civic Association 