2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution — establishing the right to vote for women citizens (though discriminatory laws would continue to prohibit many women of color from voting until the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Suffrage100MA partnered 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.
The first panels were unveiled at the Women’s Equality Day event, August 24, 2017. Panels are on display in the Commonwealth Museum and on the Commonwealth Museum’s website. See panel collection below:
Suffrage-Intro-Panel(1)
Maude Wood ParkMaude Wood Park
Carrie Chapman CattCarrie Chapman Catt
Ida B. Wells23-Wells
Frances WillardSuffrage-Willard
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
15-Ruffin
Maria Louise Baldwin
14-Baldwin
June 25, 1919: Massachusetts Ratifies the 19th Amendment
Suffrage-June-25-panel 1
June 25, 1919: Massachusetts Makes History
Suffrage-June-25-panel 2
Matilda Joslyn Gage
13-gage
February 24, 1919: Suffragists Protest Pres. Wilson
Suffrage-Wilson-Protest
Harriet Tubman
12-Tubman
Julia Ward Howe
11-Howe
Lucy Stone
10-Stone
Louisa May Alcott
9-Alcott
Amelia Bloomer
8-Bloomer
Ernestine L. Rose
7-Rose
Frederick Douglass
6-Douglass
Sojourner Truth
5-Truth
Sarah and Angelina Grimké
4-Grimke
3-Foster-Worcester-Takes-The-Lead
Abby Kelley Foster
3-Abby-Kelly-Foster
Lucretia Mott
2-Lucretia-Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1-Stanton-Founding-Mother
1-Stanton-Road-To-Seneca-Falls
Suffrage-Names-Panel
March 2021