Ladies of Laurel Grove Women's History Tour

Overview

This is Savannah's only Women's History Tour conducted inside of the city's only true Victorian cemetery. Buried within are some of the most colorful, adventurous and influential women of the 19th century. From Girl Scout Founder, Juliette Low, Florence Martus aka The Waving Girl to Jewish Civil Wartime Nurse Phoebe Pember or the loving benfactress muse of poet-painter, Kahlil Gibran, Mrs. Mary Haskell-Minis, its nothing short of remarkable that so much female empowered women ended up in one cemetery!

City: Savannah

Sun 01 Jun

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Starting at $30.00

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Sun 01 Jun

Starting at $30.00

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What's Included

Tour Access To Laurel Grove Cemetery & Tour

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

Before feminism was even a concept, Savannah women were leading fascinating, daring lives of creativity and innovation that influenced and sometimes shook the world! Yet like so many accomplishments of women in The South, they either made the history pages or went lost to them. Its uncanny that so many of these fabulous women ended up in one Savannah cemetery! Juliette Gordon-Low, Founder of The Girl Scouts of The USA Florence Martus, aka, "The Waving Girl" Nina Pape, Educator & Founder of The Pape School Eugenia Phillips, Banished Civil War Spy Mary Marshall, Philanthropist & Builder Phoebe Pember, Famed Civil War Nurse Mary Haskell, Benefactress Muse to Poet-Painter Kahlil Gibran Tour discussions will also include the many roles of women in Victorian Society, the very particular traditions around funerals, along with social organizations like The Order of The Eastern Star, The Daughters of Rebekkah and other women's movements.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (2)

Naomi M

Nov 2024

Paschal went above and beyond to ensure we had a great experience. The two hours flew by while we learned about several of the famous former Savannah residents who were buried there. His depth of knowledge and story telling was great. The access we received to things we would have missed on our own added to the interest level. Highly recommend this tour. Oh did I mention how personable and funny Paschal was??? It made for a great time.

Brynna88

Sep 2023

Pascal was awesome! He knowledge of the cemetery was so much greater than we expected. He also knew so much about the history of the time and the religions of each person he spoke to us about. We loved learning about all of the ladies that helped build Savannah and we loved that he also threw in some other historical figures of the time that were buried nearby. What impressed us the most though was his knowledge of the symbolism of each item on all of the headstones and monuments/statues in the cemetery. DO NOT and I repeat DO NOT miss an opportunity to take one of his tours. I especially recommend this one because of how close you can get to each site.

Response from Host

Sep 2023

Wow, Brynna, we're all so utterly honored and pleased that Paschal delivered such an outstanding performance and impressed enough for you to bless again with some time here informing others of the experience! We love personalism for personalism so thank you very much for your own and hope that we've inspired you to return and tour with us again!