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Roaring Twenties Lawn Party at Crane Estate

July 12, 2023 By Michelle Juralewicz

Presented by Boston Swing Central and The Trustees, the Roaring Twenties Lawn Party at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate is a true celebration of vintage culture. Attracting thousands of guests in Gatsby-esque apparel, this retro picnic features live music and dancing, performances, lawn games, a vintage faire and more! roaringtwentieslawnparty.org  The 2023 Roaring Twenties […]

Filed Under: Events, Featured, Homepage Slider, In the Community, Massachusetts & Beyond, Upcoming Events

Three Women Concert May 7, 2023

April 11, 2023 By Michelle Juralewicz

Three Women Concert May 7, 2023WORLD PREMIERE MUSIC BY MELIKA FITZHUGH, EMILY LAU, & INES VELASCOPRESENTATIONS BY MEREDITH BERGMANN, SCULPTOR, AND SUSAN WILSON, HISTORIAN Sufffrage100MA was honored to be a presenting partner at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston Women’s Memorial on Sunday, May 7, 2023. The landmark event presented world-premiere compositions by Melika […]

Filed Under: Forums and Presentations, Massachusetts & Beyond

Boston Women’s Tea Event April 1, 2023

April 6, 2023 By Michelle Juralewicz

Boston Women. Inc. “Women Amongst Us” TeaApril 1, 2023 Fredie Kay, Suffrage100MA Founder/President, was among the 2023 honorees at Boston Women. Inc.’s “Women Amongst Us” Tea on Saturday, April 1 at George Wright Golf Course in Hyde Park. The awards were born from the desire to celebrate Women’s History Month and recognize the many women […]

Filed Under: Featured, Massachusetts & Beyond

International Women’s Day Brunch – March 8, 2023

March 3, 2023 By Admin

25th Annual Boston Area International Women’s Day Breakfast: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future On March 8, 2023, Suffrage100MA was thrilled to join the feminist community from around the greater Boston area to celebrate International Women’s Day at Simmons University with the 25th Annual IWD Boston Breakfast! Suffrage100MA once again proudly served as a […]

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Pride Celebrations

August 2, 2022 By Michelle Juralewicz

Suffrage100MA is proud to stand with our LGTBQ Partners, colleagues, family and friends, and to support the community at Pride events throughout Massachusetts. While COVID-19 resulted in the canceling of many Pride events in 2020 and 2021, it was great to be part of Franklin County Pride in Greenfield, MA in June 2022, and we […]

Filed Under: Marches and Rallies, Massachusetts & Beyond

Tournament of Roses Parade 2020

January 3, 2020 By Michelle Juralewicz

On January 1, 2020, Suffrage100MA proudly joined Pasadena Celebrates 2020 and 100 suffragist marchers for the Tournament of Roses Parade, with a float celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. The tournament of Roses Parade suffrage centennial float was called, “Years of Hope; Years of Courage”. Suffrage100MA Founder & President Fredie Kay marched representing […]

Filed Under: Marches and Rallies, Massachusetts & Beyond

Suffrage100MA Joins Boston Women’s March for America 2017

January 23, 2017 By Admin

The WSCC was a proud Community Partner of the highly successful Boston Women’s March for America on January 21, 2017.

Filed Under: In the Community, Marches and Rallies, Massachusetts & Beyond

Women’s Equality National Monument Announcement 2016

August 3, 2016 By Michelle Juralewicz

On April 12, 2016 President Barack Obama announced the establishment of the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, D.C., at the Sewall-Belmont House & Museum, home to the National Woman’s Party for 90 years, and the center of the struggle for women’s suffrage and women’s rights. The Monument is now part of the US […]

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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