Fredie Kay
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#OTD in 1973, Doris Bunte (1933-2021) was elected to the MA House of Representatives, the FIRST Black woman to serve in the MA Legislature! She co-founded the MA Legislative Black Caucus in 1973 & the MA Caucus of Women Legislators in 1975, one of MWHC’s earliest partners! #mapoli bit.ly/3fjJhIG
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#OTD in 1973, Doris Bunte (1933-2021) was elected to the MA House of Representatives, the FIRST Black woman to serve in the MA Legislature! She co-founded the MA Legislative Black Caucus in 1973 & the MA Caucus of Women Legislators in 1975, one of MWHC’s earliest partners! #mapoli bit.ly/3fjJhIG
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HBD yesterday to Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (1948-1986), @FraminghamU grad & 1st Am. civilian selected for space, tragically perished in the Challenger Shuttle explosion in 1986. Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor & @McAuliffeCenter. bit.ly/4lYUvyC
September 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
HBD yesterday to Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (1948-1986), @FraminghamU grad & 1st Am. civilian selected for space, tragically perished in the Challenger Shuttle explosion in 1986. Posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor & @McAuliffeCenter. bit.ly/4lYUvyC
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We had a fabulous time at the #RoaringTwentiesLawnParty this weekend w/ @Trustees & @BostonSwingCentral at the Crane Estate! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and participated in the suffrage march! We're always honored to be part of this event & can’t wait to be there again next year!
August 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We had a fabulous time at the #RoaringTwentiesLawnParty this weekend w/ @Trustees & @BostonSwingCentral at the Crane Estate! Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table and participated in the suffrage march! We're always honored to be part of this event & can’t wait to be there again next year!
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MA Women's Hall of Fame seeking nominations from historians, scholars & general public for 1st class of historic & contemporary women, & groups, organizations or movements that contributed monumentally & benefited MA & beyond. Nominations open 6.25.25 - 9.25.25. www.mawomenshistory.org/hall-fame
August 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
MA Women's Hall of Fame seeking nominations from historians, scholars & general public for 1st class of historic & contemporary women, & groups, organizations or movements that contributed monumentally & benefited MA & beyond. Nominations open 6.25.25 - 9.25.25. www.mawomenshistory.org/hall-fame
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SAVE THE DATE: SUFFS! @ Emerson Colonial Theatre. Join the MA Women’s History Center for a night at the Theatre AND a Talk Back with actors following the show! Wed., March 25, 2026 @ 7pm show. Stay Tuned – Details and special purchase link to follow, but please do Save the Date! @Broadway In Boston
August 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
SAVE THE DATE: SUFFS! @ Emerson Colonial Theatre. Join the MA Women’s History Center for a night at the Theatre AND a Talk Back with actors following the show! Wed., March 25, 2026 @ 7pm show. Stay Tuned – Details and special purchase link to follow, but please do Save the Date! @Broadway In Boston
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#OTD in 1896, the Northeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs (NFCWC) founded in Boston by Agnes Adams, Mary Dickerson, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin & others. NFCWC advocated for women's suffrage, and against lynchings & racial terrorism in the south. bit.ly/3Iktuok
June 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#OTD in 1896, the Northeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs (NFCWC) founded in Boston by Agnes Adams, Mary Dickerson, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin & others. NFCWC advocated for women's suffrage, and against lynchings & racial terrorism in the south. bit.ly/3Iktuok
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Happy #Pridemonth! Historically, LGBTQ individuals weren’t allowed to be their authentic selves due to intolerance, bigotry, and violence. Thank you to queer & trans activists who fought for women’s suffrage & continue to fight for voting rights today! Celebrate Pride at #BostonPride June 14th!
June 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Happy #Pridemonth! Historically, LGBTQ individuals weren’t allowed to be their authentic selves due to intolerance, bigotry, and violence. Thank you to queer & trans activists who fought for women’s suffrage & continue to fight for voting rights today! Celebrate Pride at #BostonPride June 14th!
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For #AANHPIMonth, we honor Caroline Chang, dedicated advocate for @CityofBoston’s Chinese American Community & played a key role in many Boston Asian American orgs! bit.ly/3UEseCR
May 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
For #AANHPIMonth, we honor Caroline Chang, dedicated advocate for @CityofBoston’s Chinese American Community & played a key role in many Boston Asian American orgs! bit.ly/3UEseCR
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HBD Eliza Ann Gardner (1831-1922), abolitionist & women’s movement leader from @CityOfBoston! Founding member of the Woman’s Era Club. Helped organize the 1st National Conference for Colored Women in America (1895) and served as the convention’s chaplain!
Eliza Ann Gardner (U.S. National Park Service)
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May 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
HBD Eliza Ann Gardner (1831-1922), abolitionist & women’s movement leader from @CityOfBoston! Founding member of the Woman’s Era Club. Helped organize the 1st National Conference for Colored Women in America (1895) and served as the convention’s chaplain!
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#OTD in 2023, The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee (STMC), MA Women's History Center, and the City of Northampton, MA, hosted the Annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Celebration, where Truth’s historic women’s suffrage marker was unveiled!
bit.ly/3SaHdCP
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May 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#OTD in 2023, The Sojourner Truth Memorial Committee (STMC), MA Women's History Center, and the City of Northampton, MA, hosted the Annual Sojourner Truth Memorial Celebration, where Truth’s historic women’s suffrage marker was unveiled!
bit.ly/3SaHdCP
bit.ly/3SaHdCP
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HBD Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)! Suffragist, abolitionist, & writer, wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” (1862), the Union’s Civil War anthem. Created the New England Suffrage Assoc., the MA Woman Suffrage Assoc., & the American Woman Suffrage Assoc. www.mawomenshistory.org/media/644/do...
May 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
HBD Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)! Suffragist, abolitionist, & writer, wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” (1862), the Union’s Civil War anthem. Created the New England Suffrage Assoc., the MA Woman Suffrage Assoc., & the American Woman Suffrage Assoc. www.mawomenshistory.org/media/644/do...
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Today, we honor those who gave their lives in service—including the women who served in war and fought for the right to vote. This Memorial Day, we remember their sacrifice and their fight for a more equal democracy.
May 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Today, we honor those who gave their lives in service—including the women who served in war and fought for the right to vote. This Memorial Day, we remember their sacrifice and their fight for a more equal democracy.
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Today, we honor those who gave their lives in service—including the women who served in war and fought for the right to vote. This Memorial Day, we remember their sacrifice and their fight for a more equal democracy.
May 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today, we honor those who gave their lives in service—including the women who served in war and fought for the right to vote. This Memorial Day, we remember their sacrifice and their fight for a more equal democracy.
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#HBD “America’s 1st feminist” Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)! A key #feminist of her time, philosopher, journalist & literary critic. Born in Cambridge, MA, wrote Woman in the 19th Century, the U.S.'s 1st major feminist work, & was the 1st woman foreign correspondent. bit.ly/4aqzoPP
May 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#HBD “America’s 1st feminist” Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)! A key #feminist of her time, philosopher, journalist & literary critic. Born in Cambridge, MA, wrote Woman in the 19th Century, the U.S.'s 1st major feminist work, & was the 1st woman foreign correspondent. bit.ly/4aqzoPP
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#OTD in 1881, the Red Cross was founded by Massachusetts’ Clara Barton (1821-1912)! She also instituted the 1st nationwide civilian blood program (1940s), which provides life-saving blood donations today, and fought for women’s voting rights!! bit.ly/3LXo1pA
May 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
#OTD in 1881, the Red Cross was founded by Massachusetts’ Clara Barton (1821-1912)! She also instituted the 1st nationwide civilian blood program (1940s), which provides life-saving blood donations today, and fought for women’s voting rights!! bit.ly/3LXo1pA
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HBD Abby W. May (1829-1889), nat'l leader in edu. reform & co-founder of NE Women’s Club (1868). One of 1st U.S. women elected to office - won a seat on Boston School Committee (1873) but barred from serving until MA passed a law (1874) allowing women to serve on school committees. bit.ly/3YCn38o
May 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
HBD Abby W. May (1829-1889), nat'l leader in edu. reform & co-founder of NE Women’s Club (1868). One of 1st U.S. women elected to office - won a seat on Boston School Committee (1873) but barred from serving until MA passed a law (1874) allowing women to serve on school committees. bit.ly/3YCn38o
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#OTD 1899, Black civil rights leaders Florida Ruffin Ridley & Mary Evans Wilson led an interracial group w/ 200 protestors in an anti-lynching demonstration at Chickering Hall in Boston & called out politicians who failed to defend Black Americans. Read about that demonstration more! bit.ly/3pmaCPj
May 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#OTD 1899, Black civil rights leaders Florida Ruffin Ridley & Mary Evans Wilson led an interracial group w/ 200 protestors in an anti-lynching demonstration at Chickering Hall in Boston & called out politicians who failed to defend Black Americans. Read about that demonstration more! bit.ly/3pmaCPj
We can be so proud that Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same sex marriage! Great photo of Macia Kadish & Tanya McClosky when they married at Cambridge City Hall!
#OTD 2004, the FIRST legal same sex marriage in the U.S. was in MA! Marcia Kadish & Tanya McCloskey were married at Cambridge City Hall & 77 other same-sex couples got married in MA that day! Nov. 2003 MA Supreme Court had held the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. bit.ly/44q3p0mhttps...
May 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
We can be so proud that Massachusetts was the first state to legalize same sex marriage! Great photo of Macia Kadish & Tanya McClosky when they married at Cambridge City Hall!
Great mother/daughter pair of Massachusetts who fought courageously for women to have the right to vote! Thank you Agnes Morey and Katherine A. Morey!
Happy Mother’s Day! Today we celebrate an inspiring mother-daughter pair of Massachusetts suffragists, Agnes Morey & Katherine A. Morey! Both members of the National Woman’s Party, they both protested President Wilson and were arrested for suffrage. bit.ly/4k1phWR bit.ly/4k6C6PV
May 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Great mother/daughter pair of Massachusetts who fought courageously for women to have the right to vote! Thank you Agnes Morey and Katherine A. Morey!
This is important - and do read the attached article reviewing reproductive rights in MA. We must continue to be vigilant!
#OTD in 1960, the @US_FDA approved the first birth control pill, granting greater reproductive freedom to women! How did the fight for abortion and reproductive rights in MA take shape after this, and what’s the status of reproductive rights in MA today? The MWHC breaks it down here: bit.ly/3PKUSiW
May 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is important - and do read the attached article reviewing reproductive rights in MA. We must continue to be vigilant!
It was a great honor and so exciting to meet Katherine Switzer! We were attending Convention Days in Seneca Falls, NY last summer:)
#OTD in 1967, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to register & complete the Boston Marathon, despite the male race director trying to physically remove her. Five years later, in 1972, the Boston Marathon established an official women's race. bit.ly/40NAoJz
May 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It was a great honor and so exciting to meet Katherine Switzer! We were attending Convention Days in Seneca Falls, NY last summer:)
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Join us today at the @museumofscience.bsky.social for #Womenshistorymonth!
March 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us today at the @museumofscience.bsky.social for #Womenshistorymonth!