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HISTORIC NASHVILLE, INC. CELEBRATES WOMEN’S HISTORY IN NASHVILLE

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8.15.2018
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“Walking in their footsteps: a women’s history tour of downtown Nashville”
 walking tour Sunday, August 26
 
NASHVILLE, TN –  August 15th, 2018 – A special guided walking tour highlighting the contributions of women to the city of Nashville will be offered on Sunday, August 26 in celebration of Historic Nashville Inc.’s 50th anniversary and Women’s Equality Day commemorating the adoption of the 19thAmendment to the U.S. Constitution giving women the right to vote.
 
“From the earliest days of the settlement that would become Nashville to the present, women have been involved in every aspect of Nashville’s growth and development including education, the arts, business, politics and music as well as advocating for our city’s beautification and preservation of our historic resources,” said Jenn Harrman, president of Historic Nashville, Inc. “Several of our board members who are historians have researched and developed this tour which will include stops along the route to see the places and hear the stories of the women who have led and shaped our city from its beginning to the present day.”
 
Among the many stories highlighted on the tour are:
 
  • One of the founders of Nashville who has a street named in her honor
  • The slave who lived near the Courthouse and purchased freedom for herself and her son
  • An African American suffragist who addressed the Tennessee General Assembly in 1920
  • The sculptor who created the Victory statue at War Memorial Auditorium
  • The woman who started the first Sunday School for poor children in the city
  • The manager of the Ryman Auditorium who hosted entertainers and speakers from around the world and who brought the Grand Ole Opry to the Mother Church
  • The Civil Rights leader whose challenge to the mayor made Nashville the first Southern city to desegregate lunch counters in 1961
 
This expertly curated tour is a one-day only event and space is limited. Two tour times will be available from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. and 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
 
Tours are approximately 90 minutes and require walking a little over 1.5 miles through downtown Nashville.
 
The $35 ticket price includes expert commentary from local historians and proceeds support the programs of Historic Nashville, Inc.
 
Tours will be held rain or shine. Due to limited availability, cancellations will be considered an in-kind donation.
 
To purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/WomensHistoryTour.
 
About Historic Nashville
 
Established in 1968 and renamed in 1975, Historic Nashville, Inc. (HNI) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 membership organization with the mission to promote and preserve the historic places that make Nashville unique. Over the years, HNI has successfully advocated for the preservation of such historic places the Ryman Auditorium, Union Station, Hermitage Hotel, 2nd Avenue & Lower Broadway, and Shelby Street Bridge, as well as neighborhood historic districts throughout the city. In 1982, HNI established the state’s first Preservation Easement program and currently own easements on 16 historic landmarks with a market value of over $50 million. HNI hosts and annual membership meeting, publishes a newsletter, maintains a website, hosts educational programs such as tours and the annual Nashville Nine list of endangered properties. For additional information, please visit www.historicnashvilleinc.org and our Facebook page.