On the 139th anniversary of the District’s most iconic landmark, WTOP’s Jimmy Alexander speaks with a historian about the controversy that many Washingtonians don’t know about.
The LaSalle Public Library will virtually host tourism company, A Tour of Her Own, and public historian, Rebecca Grawl, for a virtual tour on the “Scandalous Women of Embassy Row,” on Tuesday, June 13th at 7:00 p.m. central.<br/><br/>During the Gilded Age, Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. became the glimmering center for the wealthy, the politically-connected, and the socially elite. This virtual tour traces the notable women who called this neighborhood home, the good (and bad) trouble that they stirred up, and how women still shape the worlds of politics, journalism, and society today. <br/><br/>A Tour Of Her Own was founded in 2018 by licensed tour guide Kaitlin Calogera, as the first tourism company in Washington, D.C., to focus exclusively on women’s history, after seeing a lack of women’s representation in history and public spaces. Kaitlin mobilized a team who collectively turned this vision into a sustainable venture. <br/><br/>Rebecc
A compilation about women's representation in politics, sports and entertainment, judicial offices and the private sector with a little gardening mixed in!