Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
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The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association was a leading state-level organization in the United States dedicated to securing voting rights for women through advocacy, education, and political campaigning.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy group
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nonprofit organization ⓘ woman suffrage organization ⓘ |
| activity |
advocacy
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lobbying state legislators ⓘ organizing lectures and public meetings ⓘ petition campaigns ⓘ political campaigning ⓘ public education ⓘ publishing pamphlets and literature ⓘ supporting municipal and school suffrage for women ⓘ |
| affiliation | American Woman Suffrage Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | a leading state-level organization for woman suffrage in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1920 ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| field |
voting rights
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women's rights ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| founded | 1870 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Caroline Severance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Browne Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Ward Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel May Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wentworth Higginson NERFINISHED ⓘ other Massachusetts suffragists ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| ideology |
universal suffrage regardless of sex
ⓘ
women's political equality ⓘ |
| location | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
first-wave feminism
ⓘ
women's suffrage movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alice Stone Blackwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harriet Hanson Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Browne Blackwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Ward Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucy Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary A. Livermore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedEvent |
public lectures on woman suffrage
ⓘ
state suffrage conventions in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote equal suffrage for women and men
ⓘ
to secure voting rights for women ⓘ |
| supportedAmendment | Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedLegislation | Massachusetts state-level woman suffrage bills ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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