The Old South Meeting House was "the stage for some of the most dramatic events leading up to the American Revolution." On December 16, 1773, Bostonions crowded in here to discuss what to do with the tea that they didn't want to pay the high taxes for. It is rumored that Sam Adams said "Gentlemen, this meeting can do nothing more to save the country," which was rumored to be the secret signal that begin the Boston Tea Party.
This statue honors Margaret Stanger, a nurse who tried to speak out for women's right to use birth control. She was not allowed to speak her views at the Old South Meeting House, so in protest, she covered her mouth with a piece of fabric.
Phyllis Wheatley, one of the first African Americans to publish a book, was a member of the Old South Meeting House.
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