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Home » About Suffrage100MA

About Suffrage100MA

Who We Are

Suffrage100MA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization. Since 2010, we have been dedicated to commemorating the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. It took a 72-year struggle, by thousands of suffragists, to achieve adoption of the 19th Amendment in August of 1920. Suffrage100MA commemorates and tells the story of the remarkable achievement of the suffragists, including the tireless work and essential contributions of women of color, who were often excluded by white women’s suffrage organizations, and whose role in the suffrage movement has been largely overlooked.

In 2023, Suffrage100MA will become an online Massachusetts Women’s History Center (MWHC) and Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame (MWHOF)! The MWHC and MWHOF will build on our work telling the inclusive stories of the suffragists, and expanding to share inspiring historical and educational information on the important contributions and challenges endured by Massachusetts women of all backgrounds over the centuries, and of major milestones in MA women’s history. The MWHOF will honor women past and present. Our new logo and a sneak preview of the new website will be presented at a gala at the Liberty Hotel on June 14, 2023 at 6:00 pm.  Stay tuned for details! 

During this transition, Suffrage100MA continues to present events and activities that highlight the history of the women’s suffrage movement and women’s rights.

Suffrage100MA is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization that partners and collaborates with many organizations in Massachusetts and throughout the country that amplify women’s history.

Learn more about our mission, goals and team below, or learn more about the following:

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Vision

We envision an informed and diverse public engaged in creating an equitable and just democracy for all.

Mission

We work to engage the public about and in the fight for equitable rights of ALL women and marginalized populations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts historically and today. 

 Through education, the arts, events and convenings, our goal is to inspire greater civic participation to secure equity and equality for all. 

Values

We believe in and strive for:

  • Diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging
  • The power of education 
  • Examining the difficult truths of history and owning its impact on today
  • Providing opportunities to engage youth in our work
  • Partnerships and collaboration
  • Voting rights and access to voting for all citizens
  • An engaged community as the cornerstone of democracy

Board of Directors

  • Fredie Kay, Founder & President
  • Mary-dith Tuitt, Vice-President
  • Georgina Arrieta-Ruetenik, Secretary and Treasurer
  • Hermese Velasquez, Director
  • Rosaline Lowe, Director

Suffrage100MA Staff

  • Maureen Hansen, Associate Director
  • Michelle Juralewicz, Program Coordinator
  • Patricia O’Halloran, Administrative Assistant
  • Charisse Thompson, Social Media Associate

Suffrage100MA Interns

  • 2021 Charisse Thompson
  • 2019 Thalia Neebe
  • 2018 Julia Applebaum, Sharon Kane, Thalia Neebe
  • 2017 Anna Robinson
  • 2016 Alice Janigro

Email any board member or staff via Contact Us.

Suffrage100MA is committed to the diversity of its leadership, staff and partners.
Suffrage100MA does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

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Suffragists Support #StopAsianHate

March 2021

Dear Suffrage100MA Community,

Suffrage100MA stands with the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community and grieves for the eight victims recently murdered in Georgia, six of whom were women of Asian descent.  Carry the victims in your hearts, light candles for them, learn about their lives:  Daoyou Feng, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Paul Andre Michels, Soon Chung Park, Ziaojie Tan, Delaina Yaun and Young Ae Yue.

The words of this song from the 1949 musical “South Pacific” are more applicable than ever:

You’ve got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You’ve got to be taught
From year to year,
It’s got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You’ve got to be carefully taught.

“You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught” was a highly controversial song, but thankfully, ultimately included in the show. The song was written to address racism against Asians and all people.  The character Lt. Cable, a Caucasian man who has fallen in love with an Asian woman, is distressed by the prejudice against interracial couples and racism in general, sang the song after saying the words “…racism is not born in you! It happens after you’re born…”

James Taylor recorded the song in Nov. 2020.

We must work to end the racism that is “…drummed in your dear little ear…”

In 2020, hate crimes against Asian Americans are up almost 150 percent.  Discrimination against the Asian community has existed in this country since Asians arrived in the late 19th century.  Asians faced discrimination against dignity and equality, and were denied citizenship and the right to vote until the middle of the 20thcentury. After the 19th Amendment was adopted extending the vote to women, discriminatory laws prevented Asian Americans, Native Americans and African Americans from voting for decades and today the crisis for voter accessibility is growing.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, “In a backlash to historic voter turnout in the 2020 general election, and grounded in a rash of baseless and racist allegations of voter fraud and election irregularities, legislators have introduced well over four times the number of bills to restrict voting access as compared to roughly this time last year. Thirty-three states have introduced, prefiled, or carried over 165 restrictive bills this year (as compared to 35 such bills in fifteen states on February 3, 2020).”

Suffrage100MA is committed to increasing accessibility to the ballot and inspiring voters to exercise their right to vote by sharing the history of those who fought bravely, sometimes losing their lives, for decades and across centuries, to secure the vote.  Let us each recognize the power and importance of voting to express one’s voice

On behalf of the Suffrage100MA Board of Directors –
With deep appreciation to all of you for being on this journey with us,

Fredie Kay
Founder & President, Suffrage100MA