Boston marriage

“Boston must continue to work to dismantle the historic inequities and injustices that persist. This update to Boston marriage licenses is a huge step in building a city that is truly inclusive,” she added.

Rochester and Hutchins had what historians now would refer to as a Boston marriage, a term that derives from Henry James’s “The Bostonians” — they were women from affluent backgrounds who lived together in very close, loving relationships.

In David Mamet’s comedy “Boston Marriage,” the character Claire says: “Yes, this shall be our party. And we must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”

Katharine settled in Northampton, Mass., with a left-wing Jewish academic, in what appears to have been a closeted lesbian relationship, or what was termed a “Boston marriage.”

The actresses appeared together in Mamet's "Boston Marriage" at the American Repertory Theatre in Massachusetts in 1999.