Join Manisha Sinha, author of The Slaves Cause: A History of Abolition, for a talk that will illuminate the forgotten origins of the women’s suffrage movement in the abolition movement and reconsider the break between abolitionists and some feminists during Reconstruction. Read more →
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and get excited for the March 3 Massachusetts primaries by joining the League of Women Voters of Newton for this inaugural event.
Adults and students in grades 8 and above are invited to participate.
This is a FREE event; no expertise is needed, just a will to challenge yourself and have some fun. Come and test your knowledge of civics; federal, state, and local government; and the women’s suffrage movement.
Participants will work together in teams of 3-4 people. Form your own team or register as an individual and we will assign you to a team.
Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information and to register, visit our Civics Challenge page!
This event is presented in collaboration with the Women’s Right-to-Vote-Coalition of Newton and with support from The Village Bank.
On January 23rd, Fredie Kay, Founder & President of Suffrage100MA, was the League’s guest. The Voting Rights for Women show focused on three topics regarding the celebration of the upcoming 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, prohibiting the federal and state governments from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex.
Suffrage 100 Massachusetts It’s mission is to commemorate the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women suffrage.
The Women’s Right-to-Vote Coalition of Newton – We have joined together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment which established women’s right to vote nationwide. Through education and the arts, we honor the struggle suffragists endured to gain this first step in voting rights and acknowledge that the journey continues.
League of Women Voters – With the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women and their 
allies won the biggest growth in democracy in the last 100 years. We celebrate this great accomplishment by standing in our power, but at the same time, we acknowledge that the 19th Amendment did not break down voting barriers for all women. Even today, our work is not done.
They were recently sighted at City Hall, along with Theresa Fitzpatrick and Marcia Johnson, to welcome guests to the City of Newton’s 2020 Inauguration [City Council & School Committee]. A number of Councilors and School Committee members stopped by to say “Hello.”
Free with advance registration
Join the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the premiere of The Citizen’s Senate, a new educational program that features a combination of archival footage and live performance in order to highlight key moments in American history when citizens have compelled the U.S. Senate to act. The first installment will examine the struggles and ultimate success of the final decade of the suffrage movement. The event will include a reception, performance of the program, and panel discussion moderated by Roberta Wollons, Ph.D., Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The event will include a reception, performance of the program, and panel discussion moderated by Roberta Wollons, Ph.D., Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The conversation will include:
• Paula Austin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies, Boston University
• Susan Ware, Ph.D., Honorary Women’s Suffrage Centennial Historian, Schlesinger Library, Harvard University
Learn more at: The Citizen’s Senate Premiere
December 1, 2019 (Sunday, 3:00-4:30pm) – Barbara Berenson Book Group. About 20 LWVN and community members gathered at the Waban Library Center to participate in a book group discussion with Newton resident and author Barbara F. Berenson, who had also previously presented at a forum held at the Newton Free Library in October. We had an interesting and lively discussion of the history of the women’s suffrage movement in Massachusetts and more generally in the US, and of the issues of woman’s rights and social justice in today’s political & cultural environment. The discussion was coupled with a nice spread of refreshments and holiday cheer.
If you have not read her book, Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement, Barbara tells the riveting story of woman suffrage with a focus on those women in Massachusetts who shaped both the national and state movements. We thank Barbara for giving some of her precious time to the League and to Frieda for organizing this educational session.