Women's Visibility Banners
View banners by time period: Pre-1800 1800s
2022: Lexington Girl Scout Troops 63054, 67318, 66265 collaborated with LexSeeher to make women's contributions to Lexington, MA visible through a historic art form: the silhouette. This was the second year of the project, which originated with Troop 66265 from 2020 - 2021 and recognized 42 significant women whose stories were seldom told. The 2021 banners were on view along Massachusetts Avenue from July - October 2021. The 2022 banners were on display at Cary Library through September 8th, and a reception for honorees was held on August 17. Thank you to everyone who nominated an important and special woman. There are many women worthy of recognition in every community!
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CELEBRATE OUR 2022 HONOREES!
July 2021 - October 2021
The 2021 Women's Visibility Banners are on display in Lexington Center. Check both sides of each banner to learn about more than 42 amazing women. Women have always made contributions to our community. It's time to make them visible!
Looking back: Research and design
June 2021
The banners arrive and are approximately 5' tall. (They look much smaller when they are posted on the lamp posts in Lexington Center!)
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Each banner features at least two women, one on each side of the banner. Some banners include two women on one side of the banner. One banner represents the Indigenous women who lived on the land now known as Lexington. We seek to tell many untold stories. Join us!
Spring 2021
The art of the silhouette allowed each participant to capture elements of clothing that the honorees wore at specific milestone moments during their lifetime. A hat, hemline or prop can help convey important meaning.
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Here, a hat, a book, and a period
style skirt help convey an impression of Alice Cary.
Winter 2021
Members of Girl Scout Troop 66265 visited the Suffragist Installation in Town Center to learn more about the ways Lexington activists participated in the 70 year struggle to obtain the right to vote.
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Scouts also studied the built environment as they prepare designs for 2021 Visibility Banners.
Fall 2020
Members of Girl Scout Troop 66265 have spent the past year learning about women in different eras in Lexington's history. Visits included a trip to the Hancock-Clarke House.
Summer 2020
Members of Girl Scout Troop 66265 visit with Stacey Fraser from Lexington Historical Society to learn more about the women featured in the special exhibit "Something Must Be Done: BOLD Women of Lexington."
Spring 2020
Members of Girl Scout Troop 66265 joined in at the official kick-off for LexSeeHer on International Women's Day: March 8, 2020. International Women's Day helps shine a spotlight on the global economic, political and social condition of women and LexSeeHer set a goal of making women visible.
CELEBRATE OUR 2021 HONOREES!
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