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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 72 APRIL 2021 I N - D E P T H in snow. We gave away free hot cocoa. Everyone had a ball. We raised money to support the artists and to support Historic Beverly." As part of their Enterprising Women series around the 100th anniversary of suffrage, The House of the Seven Gables in Salem partnered with wediditforyou. org to present an online musical about women's history. They also partnered with Community Supported Film to host their Community Conversations and worked with a documentary maker to show the film Councilwoman. They continued to host their lectures virtually. Dearest Dove, which had been performed live a few years ago and filmed by SATV was made available virtually for the first time and aired to participate in Salem's So Sweet festival. The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem launched a special end-of-year fundraising campaign—Feeding Community, where patrons could donate to unlock the challenge gift to benefit The Salem Pantry. Wendy Van Dyke, PEM's director of communications, says, "There's so much that needs help. It's a joy to find ways to link together and help each other… to nourish our supporters' desire to give while feeding those in need." Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts utilized their outdoor spaces to offer safe and socially distant opportunities for community organizations such as Raw Art Works, Neighbor to Neighbor, and Prevent the Cycle to have small meetings and workshops. For RAW, it was the first time some of their groups were able to meet in person since the Jacob Lawrence, Panel 25 from The Struggle Series, 1954–56. Collection of Harvey and Harvey-Ann Ross. The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. pandemic began, a critical necessity allowing them to have eyes on the children they serve. As we were forced outdoors, there was no stronger advocate for bringing the arts with us than John Andrews, founder of the Creative Collective. He says, "The Mural Project allowed us to support small businesses and artists alike. We were able to layer murals, windows, and jersey barriers to not only support the downtown, but to provide work for freelance artists. Traditional businesses could learn a lot from creatives. Going forward, we need to continue to include a seat at the table for the creative community." The North of Boston CVB supported the promotion of regional murals creating an interactive site northofboston.org/murals. A RT I M I TAT I N G L I F E Museums used their voices to create awareness for racial justice and equality and political issues in the news with exhibits like the PEM's Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle and the Salem Witch Museum's Race and the Salem Witch Trials, which focused on the importance of the enslaved woman, Tituba during the events of 1692. Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts hosted two poster exhibitions: Votes for Women: A Portrait Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts hosted two poster exhibitions: Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence from the Smithsonian. Suffrage Pageant, 1913. From Lynn Museum/Lynn Arts exhibit Votes for Women: College Women Picketing in front of the White House, 1917. In the first such protest in history, women picket the White House every day from January 1917 until the 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920. PHOTOGRAPHS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP BY BOB PACKERT/PEM, GEORGE GRANTHAM BAIN COLLECTION, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, AND COURTESY OF NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY, WASHINGTON, D.C.