A very grand Shoe & Leather Exposition Building went up along the Charles in 1909, but didn’t last
Monday, January 10, 2022
A Classical Revival building by an architect known for Roman Catholic churches featured five domes with two exhibition wings and a circular theater with seating for 3,000, and the world’s first Shoe & Leather Exposition drew 30,000 visitors on opening night. But success was short-lived.
First MIT dorm for women was far from campus, in the home of a grad who also provided shuttles
Monday, December 27, 2021
After just 22 women were admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966. officials decided to improve the environment and resources available for female students. Katharine Dexter McCormick, from the Class of 1904, stepped in to bridge a gap between intention and construction.