Thank you to those who were able to join us on Tuesday, October 12, at 5 p.m. for this live Zoom event with author and public historian Michelle Duster to discuss her recent book, Ida B. the Queen, about her great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells. Many thanks to our participants: Michelle Duster, Ida B. Wells’ great-granddaughter, author […]
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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 […]
A 19th Amendment Centennial Film
This film, created by Suffrage100MA to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment being added to the U.S. Constitution, gives a versatile glimpse into the suffrage movement, from the abolitionist movement in the 19th century that led to the suffrage movement, to the ratification of the 19th Amendment 100 years ago. Learn the dramatic […]
Suffragists for #BlackLivesMatter
June 5, 2020 Dear Suffrage100MA Community, Ben Crump, Attorney for the family of George Floyd, spoke before crowds the other day and asked everyone to “just take a breath.” He asked that we just take a breath for George Floyd, and he went on to name one by one by one many of the innumerable […]
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 Kenney, […]
Suffrage Centennial Resources
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment being added to the U.S. Constitution, Suffrage100MA has created a film. Click for more information on The Fight For Women’s Suffrage: Looking Back, Marching Forward! Suffrage100MA has created a toolkit with ideas, resources, and historical information to help organizations and individuals commemorate the women’s suffrage […]
I Want to Go to Jail
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition of Massachusetts (WSCC), the Brandeis University Women’s Studies Research Center, the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, and We Did it For You! Women’s Journey Through History co-sponsored a commemoration of the centennial of a seminal moment in the 72-year woman suffrage movement: the last suffragists arrested […]
The Suffrage Centennial Display Panel Project
This year, 2020, will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — enabling women to vote. Suffrage100MA is partnering with the Commonwealth Museum to present “Suffragist of the Month” display panels from August 2017 through August 2020, the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. […]
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