Pink Tea: Celebrating The History Project's 40th Birthday

The History Project invites you to a PINK TEA* to Celebrate Our 40th Birthday!

The History Project turns 40 years old this month! We hope you'll join us to celebrate how far we've come, take a look at what the next forty years has in store, and gather with the friends and supporters who make our work and our history possible. 

Join us for a pink drink, hors d'ouevres, and a slice of pink cake!

Featuring some Pink Tea Fun Facts shared by Etiquetteer, Robert B. Dimmick.

Suggested donation: $40 for 40 years
Pink attire encouraged but not required.

Founded in February 1980, the mission of The History Project is to document, preserve, and share the history of Boston's LGBTQ communities. Visit historyproject.org for more information.

*DID YOU KNOW...?

• The term "Pink Tea," or pinktea, is defined as "an afternoon tea marked by high decorum"
• The term was first used as an event for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in 1886, a cause dear to the real-life Carrie Nation’s heart
• It was a term often used for upper-class homosexuals, but not always nicely
• Pink parties with all-pink food were also popular in the mid-century, including the "Pink Lady cocktail"