888 Memorial Drive Tribute and International Women’s Day Event

The evening’s program will feature the unveiling of a new Historical Commission marker that will be placed on the site, commemorating the events of 38 years ago. Other highlights include excerpts from Left on Pearl, a documentary about the takeover; tributes from women who were involved; a slide presentation of recent additions to the women’s heritage database; and performances by folksinger Marcia Diehl and cellist Cynthia Forbes.

One of the few such takeovers by women for women, the 1971 occupation led directly to the establishment of the longest continually operating Women's Center in the U.S., and sparked the development of many other feminist and community organizations in the Boston area and nationally. Today, the Cambridge Women’s Center continues to provide programming to promote social and economic equality and justice for women in Cambridge and beyond.