Thanks to everyone who joined Suffrage100MA and the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement on August 24, 2022 at the Boston Pubic Garden to Commemorate Women’s Equality Day 2022 Focus On: Reproductive Rights & Voting See below for photos of the celebration! And view our Facebook Live stream of the event. Special thanks to our speakers: […]
Women's Equality Day Events
Women’s Equality Day 2021
On August 26, 2021, Suffrage100MA was pleased to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the 19th Amendment at a special event in the Boston Public Garden near the Swan Boats. Suffrage Display Panels for Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt and Maud Wood Park were unveiled. Scroll down for photos of the event! Special thanks […]
Women’s Equality Day 2019
For this year’s Women’s Equality Day, Suffrage100MA honored Sheroes: African American Suffragists of Massachusetts Maria Louise Baldwin Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin Sojourner Truth Thank you to the many people and organizations who made this year’s Women’s Equality Day event such a warm and inspiring occasion: Guest speakers: Katrina Huff-Larmond, Tanisha Sullivan, Marita Rivero, Stephen […]
Women’s Equality Day 2019 Poem by Rose-Darla Pascal
Suffrage100MA is honored to share this poem, which was performed by Rose-Darla at the 2019 Women’s Equality Day event. The Importance Of Her Heartbeat By Rose-Darla Pascal What if we could remember what it felt like to be in our mother’s womb? To feel the vibrations of her heartbeat right above our head… To hear […]
City of Boston Resolution – Women’s Equality Day 2019
Thank you to Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn for offering an Official Resolution for Women’s Equality Day 2019 honoring African American Suffragists of Massachusetts, signed by Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell, and all of the Boston City Councilors: Annissa Essaibi George, Michael Flaherty, Althea Garrison, Michelle Wu, Lydia Edwards, Ed Flynn, Frank Baker, Timothy […]
Women’s Equality Day 2019 Photo Gallery
Photos by Axie Breen, Axie Breen Photography
Women’s Equality Day 2019 Invitation
The Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Massachusetts; The Commonwealth Museum, a Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, William F. Galvin; The Boston Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement Invite You to Women’s Equality Day 2019 Swan Boats Landing, Boston Public Garden Friday, August 23, 2019, 12noon-1:30pm Join us to honor: Sheroes: African […]
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day at the Swan Boats
The Swan Boats in the Boston Public Garden have been the setting for The Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition program for Women’s Equality Day, August 26 for the past several years. The giant swans wear replica “Votes for Women” sashes, as do many of the speakers and attendees.
March 2021