Massachusetts Women's History Center

Women's History, Everyone's Future

We amplify the history of the struggle for women’s rights to inspire greater civic participation to secure equity for all.

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Highlights of our day trip to see SUFFS, the Musical!

Sunday, November 17, 2024

older woman wearing a coat stands on a box as a man holds a microphone up to her. Two other women stand with signs nearby.

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From Roses to Raises: Women’s Fight for Just and Equal Pay in Massachusetts

Women in the Commonwealth have often led the way in the fight for just compensation and equal pay in the United States. From the 1830s Lowell mill girls "turn outs" to 140 years later with the 9to5 movement of organized office workers, learn how Massachusetts working women have advocated for their worth.

Swimmer Jenny Thompson racing the butterfly at the 2004 Olympcs

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Massachusetts Women in the Olympics: A Century of Excellence

Since 1928, Massachusetts women have showcased their remarkable athletic skill at the Olympic Games. From track and field and swimming, to figure skating and ice hockey, to wheelchair racing and para-rowing, Bay State women have excelled on the highest stage in the sports world and continue to reach new heights.

I prefer not to argue about a woman’s rights, but to take them… I do not talk of woman’s rights, but of human rights, the rights of human beings. I do not come to ask [for] them, but to demand them; not to get down on my knees and beg for them, but to claim them.

Abby Kelley Foster, 1850 National Women's Rights Convention

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