September 8, 2022 – Women’s Equality Day at the Boston Public Garden on Aug. 24 celebrated the 102nd anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave many women in the United States the right to vote with an event hosted by Suffrage100MA and the Boston Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement that discussed reproductive […]
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Boston Globe: Markers give suffragists their due: ‘If they did it back then, we can do it now’
Boston Globe, August 28, 2022 — More than 200 markers — five in Massachusetts — are being installed through the National Votes for Women Trail. An initiative of the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites, the trail commemorates the centennial in 2020 of the adoption of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women voting rights, and includes […]
Boston Globe – August 28, 2022
Salem Honors Remond Family with Historic Women’s Suffrage Trail Marker at Hamilton Hall
Contact: Fredie Kay SALEM, Mass. (June 21, 2022) — Suffrage100MA and Hamilton Hall in Salem will unveil a historic women’s suffrage marker honoring the legacy of extraordinary activists, the Remond Family, on Thursday, June 23 at 2pm. The marker will celebrate the Remond Family’s suffrage and abolition work and encourage passers-by to learn more, and will […]
Danvers Honors Anne L. Page with Historic Women’s Suffrage Trail Marker
Contact: Fredie Kay DANVERS, Mass. (May 25, 2022) — Danvers Historical Society and Suffrage100MA are hosting an event to unveil an historic women’s suffrage marker honoring the legacy of educator Anne L. Page on Thursday, May 26 at 5:30pm at the Page House, 11 Danvers Street, Danvers Square. The marker will celebrate Page’s work for […]
New Historical Markers Honoring Women’s Suffrage History Trail In MA
BOSTON (WBZNewsRadio) – A new historical trail is coming to Massachusetts with five markers celebrating landmarks of both women and men who worked to get women the right to vote. It’s all part of the National Votes for Women Trail and is sponsored by the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites and celebrates those who […]
April 2022 Newsletter
This issue includes a link to watch our recent virtual event with Professor Martha S. Jones and Charlotte Golar Richie, co-sponsored with GBH Network Forum. And also includes an update with links to the suffrage trail marker project and a job description for a consultant for our online women’s history center.
Trail marker for women’s suffrage movement leader Sarah E. Wall being installed on Main Street corner in Worcester
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Suffrage100MA, a nonprofit commemorating the adoption of the 19th Amendment, is installing five historic women’s suffrage markers across Massachusetts.
A historic women’s suffrage trail marker for Sarah E. Wall is being installed this spring, as part of the National Votes for Women Trail. The sign will be at the intersection of Sycamore Street and Main Street.
Suffrage100MA Announces Five Historic Trail Markers Honoring Massachusetts Suffragists
Contact: Fredie Kay BOSTON (March 22, 2022) — In celebration of Women’s History Month, Suffrage100MA (a local non-profit commemorating the adoption of the 19th Amendment) is delighted to announce the approval of five historic women’s suffrage markers to be installed across Massachusetts. The project is funded through a grant by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation® […]
Sojourner Truth to be Honored with Historic Women’s Suffrage Trail Marker in Northampton
Contact: Fredie Kay Northampton, Mass. (February 22, 2022) — Suffrage100MA, Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee and Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra are delighted to announce that a historic women’s suffrage marker for Sojourner Truth will be unveiled in Northampton in spring 2022, as part of the National Votes for Women Trail. The marker will be located at the […]
March 2021