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Women’s Equality Day 2020

August 19, 2020 By Admin

Thank you for visiting! Please come back on August 26, at 6:00 pm to watch the premiere of our 19th Amendment Centennial commemoration film The Fight For Women’s Suffrage: Looking Back, Marching Forward!

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Suffragists for #BlackLivesMatter

August 17, 2020 By Admin

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 […]

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Suffrage Centennial Kickoff Celebration Video Clips

June 28, 2019 By Anne Borg

Click on the photo to watch the video clip. Karyn Polito, Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts Karen Spilka, President of the Massachusetts Senate Robert DeLeo, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Yvonne Spicer, Mayor of Framingham Kim Driscoll, Mayor of Salem Andrea Campbell, President, Boston City Council Barbara Lee, […]

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Suffrage Centennial Kickoff Invitation

June 28, 2019 By Anne Borg

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Suffrage100MA Calendar Event Submission Form

June 13, 2019 By Anne Borg

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WSCC Calendar Event Submission Form

June 13, 2019 By Ashley Borg

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The Equal Rights Amendment, Why Now?

April 6, 2019 By Karen Price

Prof. Cynthia Enloe, Sunday, April 28, 4pm, Needham Library

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Help Us Document the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage

May 22, 2018 By Anne Borg

The National Votes for Women Trail (NVWT) is collecting sites from all over the U.S. to document the campaign for women’s suffrage that took place over more than seven decades. The NVWT is identifying the many sites that were integral to the suffrage movement, and making them accessible on a mobile-friendly website that can be easily searched by […]

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Zakim Bridge Lights for Women’s Equality Day 2017

August 24, 2017 By Admin

In honor of Women’s Equality Day, the Zakim Bridge will shine purple, white and gold the night of August 26, 2017. Thank you to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation!

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Donate to WSCC

March 8, 2017 By Admin

Dear Friend, One hundred years ago, Jeannette Rankin helped pave the way for all of us. In 1916, Rankin made history as the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.  In 1917, Rankin proposed the formation of a Congressional Committee on Women’s Suffrage, which ultimately called for a constitutional amendment on a woman’s right to […]

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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