The document summarizes plans by the Suffrage Centennial Committee to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage with 100 events across Massachusetts from 2018 to 2020. The committee, made up of directors from several women's history museums, aims to educate the public about the suffrage movement and the struggle for the 19th amendment. So far they have gathered potential speakers and started a website to promote events. They are looking for more museums, libraries, universities and community groups to host additional events like exhibits, lectures, performances and children's activities to mark this important anniversary.

1. The 100th Anniversary of Suffrage:
100 Events to Celebrate 100 Years
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2. What arewe celebrating?Suffrage…when half
the populationfinally was awardedvoting
rights

3. Women picketed,held parades,lectured,wrote
articles,stood beforeCongress, lobbied…

4. … they were labeledas aggressive or mentally
unstable; many were beaten, jailedand disowned
by their families

5. … they were ridiculed and made
into political cartoons

6. Women were divided
Anti-Suffragists claim
1. Those favoring suffrage looked
to breakdown the American
Family
2. Women were not capable of
voting, as their minds were not
built way
3. Suffrage would be like anarchy
4. Men’s roles would become
more feminine
The Suffrage Response
1. Women took their children on
the parades with them
2. Educated women were usually
members of the Suffrage
Political groups
3. Most of the original Suffragists
fought for child labor reform,
equal pay and equality over
family finances

7. But, in 1920, we finally were
awarded the 19th Amendment!
Now that is something to celebrate!!!

8. The Suffrage Centennial
Committee
We are a group of museum professionals who are committed
to having a grassroots celebration to celebrate the long
struggle to achieve woman’s suffrage.
Who serves on the Massachusetts
Suffrage Centennial Committee?
Currently, the committee consists of the following:
Colleen Janz, Director of the Susan B Anthony Birthplace
Jan Turnquist, Director of Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House
Donna Russo, Curator of the Fairbanks House
Wyona Lynch-McWhite, Director of Fruitlands Museum
Michael Arnum, Old Sturbridge Village
Jennifer Williams, Director of the Osterville Historical Museum

9. The 100 Events to Celebrate 100 Years of Suffrage is to
educate the citizens of the Commonwealth, as well as
tourists, guests, and others, about the history of the
Suffrage Movement, the personalities of those who fought
for and against this reform, the situations and causes of the
reform DURING the time period of the 100 years prior to the
passing of the 19th Amendment until 1925, through a
multitude of mediums. These events will in no manner limit
the participation due to socio-economic level, race, gender,
orientation, nationality, or any other discrimination.
What is the mission statement
for this collaboration?

10. What is the significance of
Massachusetts?
 The State of Massachusetts has a greater number of
women’s history sites than any other state, with New
York State a close second. The Women’s History Trail
lists 34 sites in New York and 37 in Massachusetts.
 The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is the
Susan B Anthony Amendment. It is named in honor of
America’s leading woman suffrage leader, Susan B
Anthony who was born in Western Massachusetts. In
addition, Anthony was born in 1820, making her exactly
200 years old in the Suffrage Centennial year.

11. What has already been started?
Logo designs options from MCLA students.
Other collaborations with different colleges and
universities for interns.

12. www.celebratesuffrage.org

13. We have
gathered
possible
speakers
Authors
Lecturers
Performers
Re-enactors
Musicians
Artists
Historians
This is a sampling of different possibilities, please
visit the website for more information.

14. What lies ahead for the 100
Events for 100 Years ?
Although, there are several exhibits and events on boarded for the
celebration, much more needs to be done.
 The event applications will be mailed, received, and reviewed
 Images, pictures and information will be gathered and entered in
the database and website
 All events must be entered onto the massvacation.com calendar
 In 2018, the Department of Education, will be added to a passport
for free admission to the events for every third grade student in
Massachusetts, this will be accompanied with a curriculum to aid
teachers and distributed in the 2019-2020 school year.
 In January and February,2019, all final additions will be made to the
website and media releases produced and dispersed. Social media
will be used throughout the campaign.

15.  We need more museums
who would like to their
events or exhibits as part of
the 100 events
 We need libraries to house
travelling exhibits and have
time related Children’s Story
Hours
 We need colleges and
universities to house
discussions, lectures and
performances to be part of
the 100 Events
We are still
looking for:
• new ideas
• new lecturers
to add to the
list
• new children
activity ideas
We need
YOU!

16. We hope that you will consider being a part of this
Anniversary Celebration!
Please contact Colleen Janz at
colleen@susanbanthonybirthplace.org or
colleen@celebratesuffrage.org