News & Updates

On January 1, 2020, Suffrage100MA (now the Massachusetts Women's History Center) joined the Tournament of Roses Parade with a float celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

Fredie Kay, Founder and President of Suffrage100MA (now the Massachusetts Women's History Center), provides an overview of the suffrage movement in America, with special attention to Massachusetts.

As we get closer to the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, we are honored to be working with local and national organizations to share the powerful and inspiring stories of the suffragists.

As swan boats draped with suffragist sashes drifted in the Public Garden lagoon, local activists on Friday invoked the cruel realities of the 19th Amendment that pitted black and white women against one another.

Thank you to the many people and organizations who made this year’s Women’s Equality Day event such a warm and inspiring occasion.

Thank you to everyone who attended and participated at the Suffrage Centennial Kickoff Celebration at Faneuil Hall on June 25, 1919. 

The modern-day activists and elected officials reveled in the bravery of their matriarchs, forming a passionate commemoration of Massachusetts ratifying the groundbreaking 19th Amendment on June 25, 1919.

100 years ago this month, a group of women converged on the Massachusetts State House to protest President Woodrow Wilson’s visit. 

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, a staged reading of “I Want to Go to Jail” was performed in period costumes by cast members from We Did it For You! Women’s Journey Through History.