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Home » Featured » 2023 Women’s History Month Event

2023 Women’s History Month Event

March 13, 2023 By Michelle Juralewicz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Michelle Juralewicz
Suffrage100MA
(617) 721-4014
michelle.juralewicz@suffrage100ma.org 

League of Women Voters of Massachusetts and Suffrage100MA Present Women’s History Month Event at Gloucester Stage

Celebration will feature suffragist film, panel discussion and Black suffragists exhibit

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (March 14, 2023) — In honor of Women’s History Month, League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (LWVMA) and Suffrage100MA are presenting a Women’s History Month Celebration on Tuesday, March 28th, 2023 at the Gloucester Stage Company in Gloucester, MA. The event will include a screening of Suffrage100MA’s film, “The Fight for Women’s Suffrage: Looking Back, Marching Forward,” followed by a panel discussion, exhibit on Black suffragists and reception. Event co-sponsors include local chapters of LWVMA, the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition, and the North Shore Juneteenth Association.

The panel discussion, “The Work Continues!”, will be moderated by Pattye Comfort, Executive Director of LWVMA, with panelists Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, Executive Director of MassVOTE; Sasha Goodfriend, Executive Director of Mass NOW; Fredie Kay, Founder/President of Suffrage100MA; and Nicole McClain, Founder/President of North Shore Juneteenth Association. There will also be a featured exhibit, “Tower of Strength: Black Women of the Suffrage Movement” presented by North Shore Juneteenth Association, and a reception with light refreshments.

“We are thrilled to commemorate the history of women’s voting rights and discuss how we can collectively work to break down voting barriers that still exist here in Massachusetts,” says Pattye Comfort, LWVMA Executive Director. “By bringing together some of the leading organizations for feminist rights in Massachusetts, this event is sure to spark unique ideas.”

“Women’s History Month is the perfect opportunity to show our film which tells the story of the suffrage movement and highlights the many untold stories of women of color who worked tirelessly for women’s suffrage, but unfortunately faced exclusion by many white organizations,” says Fredie Kay, Suffrage100MA Founder & President. “And while voting access has greatly improved historically, we need to examine the challenges today that limit voting access. The work is not done!”

Doors open at 5:15 pm, film and panel program will run 6-7:30 pm, followed by reception 7:30-8 pm. Admission is $25 by March 23rd and $30 after March 23rd. Proceeds will support 8th – 12th grade students at the inaugural Massachusetts Civics Project Showcase at Clark University on June 2, 2023. Registration available at: https://lwvma.org/womens-history-month-event-registration/ 

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About League of Women Voters of Massachusetts

The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (LWVMA) is a nonpartisan organization whose mission, for more than 100 years, has been to empower voters and defend democracy for all in Massachusetts. LWVMA encourages informed and active participation in government, increases understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy. lwvma.org/ 

About Suffrage100MA

Suffrage100MA is dedicated to commemorating the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. Suffrage100MA presents events and activities that highlight the history of the women’s suffrage movement and women’s rights, notably 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. Suffrage100MA is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization, with over 200 non-profit Partners, committed to recognizing the importance of the 19th Amendment, voting rights and access to voting today. Suffrage100MA is transitioning into the Massachusetts Women’s History Center and Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame. Learn more at Suffrage100MA.org. 

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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