Since 2010, Suffrage100MA has been dedicated to commemorating the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. It took a 72-year struggle, by thousands of suffragists, to achieve adoption of the 19th Amendment in August of 1920. Suffrage100MA commemorates and tells the story of the remarkable achievement of the suffragists, including the tireless work and essential contributions of women of color, who were often excluded by white women’s suffrage organizations, and whose role in the suffrage movement has been largely overlooked.
On March 22, 2024, during Women’s History Month, Suffrage100MA will hold a Zoom event to launch a new website and will become an online Massachusetts Women’s History Center (MWHC) with its flagship program the Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame (MWHOF)! The MWHC will build on the work of Suffrage100MA by continuing to tell the inclusive stories of the suffragists, while expanding to share inspiring historical and educational information on the important contributions and challenges endured by Massachusetts women of all backgrounds over the centuries, and of major milestones in MA women’s history. The MWHOF will honor Massachusetts women past and present.
We would be honored if you/your company became a FOUNDING SPONSOR of the MWHC!