Women's Equality Day 2021

On August 26, 2021, Suffrage100MA (now the Massachusetts Women's History Center) was pleased to commemorate the 101st anniversary of the 19th Amendment at a special event in the Boston Public Garden near the Swan Boats. Suffrage Display Panels for Ida B. Wells, Carrie Chapman Catt and Maud Wood Park were unveiled. Scroll down for photos of the event!

Special thanks to those who unveiled the new Suffrage Display Panels:

     Nancy Beeuwkes

     Kerry Costello

     Cindy Nock

     Ayanna Polk

     Pamela Taylor

On behalf of the Suffrage100MA Board of Directors, many thanks to:

     Ryan Woods, Commissioner & Paul McCaffrey, Director of Permitting City of Boston Parks & Recreation Department 

     Stephen Kenney, PhD., Director, Commonwealth Museum

     Patricia Comfort, Executive Director, the League of Women Voters of MA 

     Martha Maguire, Business Manager, the League of Women Voters of MA 

     Lyn Paget, President, The Swan Boats 

     Nora Bent, Executive Director, MA Caucus of Women Legislators

     Micaela Maloof & Matthew Cubetus, Office of Sen. Lovely

     Anthony Veilleux, Office of Rep. Haddad 

     James Kersten, Deputy Chief of Staff, MA Dept.of Transportation – Highway Division 

     Alan Shapiro, Flashprint

     Axie Breen, Photographer

And thank you to the many volunteers who helped make this event possible including:

Cathy Freedberg, Alexandra MacAaron, Sara Rubin, Eileen Ryan, Stacie Shapiro, Karoline Trela, and Marydith Tuitt

The Suffrage Display Panel Project is a collaboration of the Commonwealth Museum and Suffrage100MA.