About Activity
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!
Includes
- Tour Access To Laurel Grove Cemetery & Tour
Departure Point
- Just inside cemetery gates at blue gazebo structure.
Return
- Just inside cemetery gates at blue gazebo structure.
Stop At: Laurel Grove North Cemetery Admission Ticket:
Tickets are included 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.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Public transportation options are available nearby Transportation options are wheelchair accessible Suitable for all physical fitness levels Operated by Bonaventure, Historic Savannah, Low Country & Private with Shannon Scott Tours For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
Great eclectic/in depth tourNaomi M
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.
10 out of 10 would recommendBrynna88
Sep 28, 2023, 10:32:41 PM 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.
