Worcester Suffrage Convention, October 23-24, 1850 Two years after Seneca Falls Convention, the first national convention for woman’s rights was held in Worcester. Over 1,000 delegates from 11 states attended. The convention was...
Read MoreBoston Suffrage Parades/November 2 Referendum On October 16, 1915 supporters of woman’s suffrage (15,000 marchers and 30 bands) in Massachusetts held a parade in support of the November 2 ballot measure that would have amended...
Read MoreBoston Protest / Charles St. Jail On February 24, 1919, 22 suffragists were arrested in front of the State House for protesting Woodrow Wilson’s visit to Boston. Sixteen of the suffragists arrested for violating a city...
Read MoreMassachusetts Ratifies the 19th Amendment On June 4, 1919 the US Congress approved the 19th Amendment and forwarded it to the states for ratification. Approval by three-fourths of the state legislatures (36) were needed to...
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