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Today marks Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday & 2nd anniversary of the unveiling of “The Embrace” on the Boston Common. It honors MLK Jr. & Coretta Scott King’s legacy in Boston. We hope you are attending one or more of the events taking place throughout MA to honor MLK’s birthday! bit.ly/3tGWRgp
January 20, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Today marks Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday & 2nd anniversary of the unveiling of “The Embrace” on the Boston Common. It honors MLK Jr. & Coretta Scott King’s legacy in Boston. We hope you are attending one or more of the events taking place throughout MA to honor MLK’s birthday! bit.ly/3tGWRgp
HBD Elizabeth Piper Ensley (1847-1919), prominent figure in women’s suffrage & civil rights! Joined the Boston suffrage movement (1880) & became state correspondent in Denver for the Boston-based Women's Era newspaper. Helped CO become 2nd state to grant women's voting rights (1893)! bit.ly/3X6TsQZ
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 AM
HBD Elizabeth Piper Ensley (1847-1919), prominent figure in women’s suffrage & civil rights! Joined the Boston suffrage movement (1880) & became state correspondent in Denver for the Boston-based Women's Era newspaper. Helped CO become 2nd state to grant women's voting rights (1893)! bit.ly/3X6TsQZ
HBD Margaret Campbell (1827-1908), suffragist + prominent national public speaker! Organized local MA suffrage societies in Worcester, Plymouth, + Essex Counties & gave suffrage speeches throughout MA + the country, w/leaders in the national suffrage movement such as Lucy Stone. bit.ly/4afC04y
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
HBD Margaret Campbell (1827-1908), suffragist + prominent national public speaker! Organized local MA suffrage societies in Worcester, Plymouth, + Essex Counties & gave suffrage speeches throughout MA + the country, w/leaders in the national suffrage movement such as Lucy Stone. bit.ly/4afC04y
#OTD in 1912, the “Bread and Roses” strike began in Lawrence, MA after factories cut workers’ pay & sped up production. Polish women began the strike & were joined by the city's workers, striking 3 months until the mill owners agreed to the workers’ demands! bit.ly/3vjNZxU
Bread and Roses Strike Begins
On this day in 1912, the labor protest later known as the Bread and Roses strike began in Lawrence. A new state law had reduced the maximum workweek from 56 to 54 hours. Factory owners responded by…
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January 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
#OTD in 1912, the “Bread and Roses” strike began in Lawrence, MA after factories cut workers’ pay & sped up production. Polish women began the strike & were joined by the city's workers, striking 3 months until the mill owners agreed to the workers’ demands! bit.ly/3vjNZxU
#OTD in 1917, the NWP suffragists became the 1ST PEOPLE TO EVER PICKET THE WHITE HOUSE? These 2,000 “Silent Sentinels,” demanded the right to vote for American women & picketed President Wilson at the White House for over 2.5 years, six days a week, were jailed and force fed. bit.ly/3Q3v6W8
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
#OTD in 1917, the NWP suffragists became the 1ST PEOPLE TO EVER PICKET THE WHITE HOUSE? These 2,000 “Silent Sentinels,” demanded the right to vote for American women & picketed President Wilson at the White House for over 2.5 years, six days a week, were jailed and force fed. bit.ly/3Q3v6W8
#OTD in 1870, Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, founded the Woman’s Journal as a national weekly newspaper in Boston! For 47 years, the Woman’s Journal provided weekly national news and support to suffragists in the U.S.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#OTD in 1870, Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, founded the Woman’s Journal as a national weekly newspaper in Boston! For 47 years, the Woman’s Journal provided weekly national news and support to suffragists in the U.S.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Massachusetts Women’s History Center! We hope you enjoy this holiday season and spend time with your loved ones.
December 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Massachusetts Women’s History Center! We hope you enjoy this holiday season and spend time with your loved ones.
Today marks the 151st anniversary of the Women’s Tea Party held at Faneuil Hall in 1873, commemorating the Boston Tea Party centennial & reminding people that women still couldn't vote. Suffragist leaders delivered speeches to 3,000+ people, continuing the fight for women’s suffrage. bit.ly/4iL05ED
December 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Today marks the 151st anniversary of the Women’s Tea Party held at Faneuil Hall in 1873, commemorating the Boston Tea Party centennial & reminding people that women still couldn't vote. Suffragist leaders delivered speeches to 3,000+ people, continuing the fight for women’s suffrage. bit.ly/4iL05ED
#OTD 1912, Boston writer/activist Mary Antin spoke at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC, where 1,000+ people heard her plea for more aid to support Jewish immigrant girls arriving in the U.S. Spoke for critical issues like immigration, education, & Zionism. bit.ly/3ufH30P
December 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#OTD 1912, Boston writer/activist Mary Antin spoke at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC, where 1,000+ people heard her plea for more aid to support Jewish immigrant girls arriving in the U.S. Spoke for critical issues like immigration, education, & Zionism. bit.ly/3ufH30P
HBD Ellen Swallow Richards (1842-1911) 1st female student (1873) & 1st female instructor at MIT! Joined MA Board of Health (1870) & set MA water quality standards to fix polluted waterways (1887). Founded American Assoc. of Uni Women, whose MA & Taunton branches are @MWHC partners! bit.ly/3R8q1OD
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
HBD Ellen Swallow Richards (1842-1911) 1st female student (1873) & 1st female instructor at MIT! Joined MA Board of Health (1870) & set MA water quality standards to fix polluted waterways (1887). Founded American Assoc. of Uni Women, whose MA & Taunton branches are @MWHC partners! bit.ly/3R8q1OD
This Giving Tuesday, support the Massachusetts Women's History Center and its flagship program, the Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame! Please donate with the link below! www.mawomenshistory.org/donate
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This Giving Tuesday, support the Massachusetts Women's History Center and its flagship program, the Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame! Please donate with the link below! www.mawomenshistory.org/donate
Today is World Aids Day, established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988. This day reminds us of the global health crisis caused by HIV/AIDS and the ongoing efforts to eliminate it. Learn more with @fenwayhealth, a @MWHC partner. bit.ly/3B3bAWH
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Today is World Aids Day, established by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988. This day reminds us of the global health crisis caused by HIV/AIDS and the ongoing efforts to eliminate it. Learn more with @fenwayhealth, a @MWHC partner. bit.ly/3B3bAWH
#OTD in 1955, activist Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, AL, and was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. Her actions helped ignite the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the national civil rights movement. bit.ly/3u4KeIP
December 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
#OTD in 1955, activist Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, AL, and was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man. Her actions helped ignite the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the national civil rights movement. bit.ly/3u4KeIP
We wish you a safe & meaningful Thanksgiving! We recognize that we are on Indigenous land that Indigenous people have lived & continue to live on this land for generations. Enjoy “Keepunumuk: Weeachumun’s Thanksgiving Story.” Learn about Thanksgiving from the Native perspective: s.si.edu/3R9lhYW
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We wish you a safe & meaningful Thanksgiving! We recognize that we are on Indigenous land that Indigenous people have lived & continue to live on this land for generations. Enjoy “Keepunumuk: Weeachumun’s Thanksgiving Story.” Learn about Thanksgiving from the Native perspective: s.si.edu/3R9lhYW
HBD Sarah Grimké (1792-1873), suffragist & abolitionist! Sarah, w/her sister Angelin, presented 20k MA signatures to the MA legislature supporting abolition (1838) & led Hyde Park women to vote, despite it being illegal. Sarah became the VP of the MA Woman Suffrage Assoc. (1868) bit.ly/47nBnDP
November 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
HBD Sarah Grimké (1792-1873), suffragist & abolitionist! Sarah, w/her sister Angelin, presented 20k MA signatures to the MA legislature supporting abolition (1838) & led Hyde Park women to vote, despite it being illegal. Sarah became the VP of the MA Woman Suffrage Assoc. (1868) bit.ly/47nBnDP
HBD Rachel Brown (1898-1980), inventor of Nystatin, 1st antifungal medicine in the world! Born in Springfield, MA, in 1948, she, along with Elizabeth Hazen, discovered an antibiotic to combat fungal infections, earning them the Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists. bit.ly/49TYk5F
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
HBD Rachel Brown (1898-1980), inventor of Nystatin, 1st antifungal medicine in the world! Born in Springfield, MA, in 1948, she, along with Elizabeth Hazen, discovered an antibiotic to combat fungal infections, earning them the Pioneer Award from the American Institute of Chemists. bit.ly/49TYk5F
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance #TDoR. Founded by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999, TDoR seeks to highlight the losses we have faced due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. glaad.org/tdor/
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance #TDoR. Founded by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999, TDoR seeks to highlight the losses we have faced due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence. glaad.org/tdor/
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek begins, bringing attention & awareness to the Transgender community through education & advocacy, addressing the ongoing prejudice, discrimination & violence. Our partner @GLADLaw fights for the LGBTQIA+ in their legal work.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#TransgenderAwarenessWeek begins, bringing attention & awareness to the Transgender community through education & advocacy, addressing the ongoing prejudice, discrimination & violence. Our partner @GLADLaw fights for the LGBTQIA+ in their legal work.
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TODAY is the last day to submit nominations for the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF)! For more information and to submit nominations: www.mawomenshistory.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
TODAY is the last day to submit nominations for the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF)! For more information and to submit nominations: www.mawomenshistory.org
TODAY is the last day to submit nominations for the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF)! For more information and to submit nominations: www.mawomenshistory.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
TODAY is the last day to submit nominations for the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF)! For more information and to submit nominations: www.mawomenshistory.org
Deadline: Nominations for the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF)are Accepted through this Friday, November 14! For more information and to submit nominations: www.mawomenshistory.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Deadline: Nominations for the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame (MWHOF)are Accepted through this Friday, November 14! For more information and to submit nominations: www.mawomenshistory.org
Happy Veterans Day! Nov. 2023, Healey-Driscoll Administration introduced the most comprehensive veterans’ legislation in MA history, the HERO Act. 8.8.2024, @MassGovernor signed it into law! Provisions benefit MA veterans, including promoting inclusivity! bit.ly/48ikoEk
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Happy Veterans Day! Nov. 2023, Healey-Driscoll Administration introduced the most comprehensive veterans’ legislation in MA history, the HERO Act. 8.8.2024, @MassGovernor signed it into law! Provisions benefit MA veterans, including promoting inclusivity! bit.ly/48ikoEk
#OTD in 1917, Betty Gram Swing + 40 others arrested in Washington D.C. for “obstructing traffic” while picketing the White House for suffrage + protesting the arrest of Alice Paul. Photo of play (by Gram's granddaughter, MA resident) reading @StateHouse bit.ly/3tB7tNz
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#OTD in 1917, Betty Gram Swing + 40 others arrested in Washington D.C. for “obstructing traffic” while picketing the White House for suffrage + protesting the arrest of Alice Paul. Photo of play (by Gram's granddaughter, MA resident) reading @StateHouse bit.ly/3tB7tNz
#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
Happy Election Day! Today, municipal elections take place in various towns across MA. Exercise your right to vote today & let your voice be heard in the election of our local officials! Polling hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more info, visit our website. bit.ly/3NB1q25
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Happy Election Day! Today, municipal elections take place in various towns across MA. Exercise your right to vote today & let your voice be heard in the election of our local officials! Polling hours are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more info, visit our website. bit.ly/3NB1q25