Marking 100 Years Of Women's Suffrage In Mass.

On June 25, 1919 — over one hundred years ago — Mass. became the eighth state to ratify the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote. But, it wasn't until over a year later, in August 1920, that suffrage became the law of the land.

The fight for women's suffrage lasted generations. Stemming from the abolitionist movement, the concerted effort for the 19th Amendment, spearheaded by women like Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucy Stone, spanned over seventy years.