• Laurel Grove North Cemetery - Long before feminism became a recognized movement, the women of Savannah were living remarkable and bold lives filled with creativity and innovation, leaving a mark on the world! However, like many achievements by women in the South, their stories either made it into history books or were forgotten. It’s intriguing that so many of these extraordinary women found their final resting place in one Savannah cemetery!

Juliette Gordon-Low, Founder of The Girl Scouts of The USA
Florence Martus, also known as “The Waving Girl”
Nina Pape, Educator & Founder of The Pape School
Eugenia Phillips, Banished Civil War Spy
Mary Marshall, Philanthropist & Builder
Phoebe Pember, Renowned Civil War Nurse
Mary Haskell, Benefactress and Muse to Poet-Painter Kahlil Gibran
Tour discussions will also cover the various roles of women in Victorian society, the unique traditions surrounding funerals, as well as social organizations like The Order of The Eastern Star, The Daughters of Rebekkah, and other women’s movements.

• Access to Laurel Grove Cemetery
• Guided tour

• Bathrooms

This is the sole Women’s History Tour in Savannah, led within the confines of the only authentic Victorian graveyard in the city. Here lay the most vibrant, dauntless, and prominent females of the 1800s. Figures include Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, Florence Martus, colloquially known as “The Waving Girl,” Phoebe Pember, a Jewish nurse during the Civil War, and Mrs. Mary Haskell-Minis, the beneficent muse of poet-artist Kahlil Gibran. It’s quite extraordinary how so many women of influence are gathered in a single cemetery!

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