• Jessica Henderson, activist
    • Ch. 1: Family life, 1800's-1952
    • Ch. 2: The "3 V's"
    • Ch. 3: A Pacifist during the World War
    • Ch. 4: Women's Suffrage
    • Ch. 5: Political Radicalism
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About Us

Wayland is a small town of 13,000 about 18 miles due west of Boston, Massachusetts.  In the spring of 2015, some 70 high school juniors embarked on this collective project, skillfully led by five dedicated editors.

Project Leaders: Kayla Sherman, Jessica Washek, Sophie Pedersen, Dasha Bobrova, Evan Hughes

Project webmasters: Jason Mai and Christian Pitel

Chapter 1: Family Life, 1800’s-1952

      Editor: Kayla Sherman

      Local historians: Jimmy Lampert, Katie Campbell, Dimitrios Apazidis, Cindy Ge, Christian Pitel, Alex Espiritusanto-Vega,
      Sara Cummings, Lila Masand, Lucy Johnson, Grace Hart, Nour Sayeh

Chapter 2: The “3-V’s”

      Editor: Jessica Washek

      Local Historians
: Cate Ruland, Mike Nguyen, Calvin Laituri, Lauren Vocatura, Gabi Ragazzi, Jessica Lam, Philip McGonagle,
      Liana Frangioni, Ashley Edmunds, Abi Cribben, Eric Porter, Michael Holmes

Chapter 3: A Pacifist during the Great War

      Editor: Sophie Pedersen

      Local Historians:
Caitlin Curry, Connor Danforth, Linda Zhang, Taylor DuRubeis, Joshua Lee, Halle Gold, Elena Erdekian,
      Thomas Leacu, Jamie Carver, Abi Betancourt, Jason Mai, Daniel DeFina

Chapter 4:
Women’s Suffrage

      Editor: Dasha Bobrova

      Local Historians:
Jared Malkin, Zander Bobronnikov, Mekenna Peter, Brianna Fu, Zoe Jacobson, Fiona Hart, Emily Pineault,
      Riley McAfee, Niki Canales, Thomas Chan, Ani Nagesha, Yifu Yu

Chapter 5: Political Radicalism

      Editor: Evan Hughes

      Local Historians:
Ethan Stavisky, Erica Sheffres, Peter Murray, Larissa Sehringer, Arielle Wons, Libby Camp, Natalie Constantine,
      Ethan Gold, Gianna Mulhern, Stephanie Hsu, Meghan Murphy, Selena Plummer

Picture
March 11, 2015: Period 3 celebrates Jessica's 148th birthday