Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement

In her book, Massachusetts in the Woman Suffrage Movement: Revolutionary Reformers, author Barbara F. Berenson highlights Massachusetts' central role in the fight for women's right to vote, focusing on key figures like Lucy Stone and the organizations they founded, such as the American Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman's Journal. The book details how early abolitionist activism in the state laid the groundwork for the organized suffrage movement, challenging the traditional narrative that often overlooks Massachusetts' contributions. Berenson will discuss the "revolutionary reformers" from Massachusetts who were crucial to the national suffrage movement. Learn about visionary women like Lucy Stone, who launched the organized movement at the first National Woman's Rights Convention in Worcester, and Maud Wood Park, who founded the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government. Discover the central role that Massachusetts played at the heart of the struggle, and how our state's activists were instrumental in achieving the 19th Amendment.