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A nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the inclusive stories of the suffragists and sharing information about the important contributions of and challenges endured by Massachusetts women historically and today.

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov...
10/27/2026

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov. 9, features Jenny Slew and Helen Chin Schlichte! HISTORIC Inductee spotlight: Jenny Slew (1719-unknown) was the first enslaved American to win her freedom through a jury trial. She sued her enslaver twice, losing her first suit in 1765 but winning her second suit in 1766. LIVING Inductee Helen Chin Schlichte worked under 12 Massachusetts governors in administrative and finance roles, becoming a well-respected figure on Beacon Hill over the course of 50+ years. Alongside her government work, she has held community and non-profit leadership positions, co-founding the South Cove Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, an elder facility serving the Chinese community, and the Asian Community Fund. Join us for the MWHC GALA when the First Class of the MWHOF will be inducted, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6 pm, and visit MWHOF to learn more about the inductees! https://bit.ly/4yjBEV8

The MA Women’s History Center is honored and excited that Callie Crossley, acclaimed television and radio host, commenta...
10/26/2026

The MA Women’s History Center is honored and excited that Callie Crossley, acclaimed television and radio host, commentator, and public speaker, will be our Emcee at our upcoming Gala, Mon. evening, Nov. 9! Ms. Crossley hosts GBH's weekly program, "Under the Radar with Callie Crossley," co-hosts "The Culture Show," appears regularly on GBH's daily midday talk show, Boston Public Radio, and offers occasional commentaries for Morning Edition. Come join us! https://www.mawomenshistory.org/join-us-mwhc-gala-monday-november-9-2026-6pm

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov...
10/26/2026

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov. 9, features Deborah Sampson Gannett & Nancy Schön! HISTORIC Inductee spotlight: Deborah Sampson Gannett (1760-1827), one of the nation’s first female soldiers! Born in rural Plymouth County, Sampson enlisted in the military in 1782 under the pseudonym Robert Shurtleff, and served in battle throughout the Northeast as a Continental soldier, hiding her identity as a woman.LIVING Inductee spotlight: Nancy Schön, a pioneering, world-renowned public artist whose sculptures inspire connection, imagination, and joy. Her iconic Make Way for Ducklings sculpture was installed in the Boston Public Garden in 1987, and her varied sculptures are throughout Massachusetts, the U.S., and the world, including Moscow, Russia. Join us for the MWHC GALA when the First Class of the MWHOF will be inducted, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6 pm, and visit MWHOF to learn more about the inductees! https://bit.ly/4yjBEV8

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov...
10/25/2026

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov. 9, features Sarah Bradlee Fulton and Our Bodies Ourselves! HISTORIC Inductee spotlight: Sarah Bradlee Fulton (1740-1835), known as “Mother of the Boston Tea Party” for her role in supporting the provocative protest against British rule and participating in the patriot cause. LIVING Inductee spotlight: Our Bodies Ourselves, founded in 1969, started as the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, when a group of women met during a feminist workshop in Boston and realized how little reliable and accessible information existed about their own bodies. They created the pioneering handbook Our Bodies, Ourselves, selling over four million copies, and continue to provide health and s*xuality information, feminist analysis, and personal stories online, as part of Suffolk University's Center for Women's Health and Human Rights. Join us for the MWHC GALA when the First Class of the MWHOF will be inducted, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6 pm, and visit MWHOF to learn more about the inductees!
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Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov...
10/24/2026

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov. 9, features Enslaved Women of Massachusetts, names known and names once known, and Margaret Marshall! HISTORIC Inductee Spotlight: Enslaved Women of Massachusetts, names known and names once known. Thousands of women and girls endured the degrading conditions of slavery in colonial and Revolutionary MA. MA, home to an active abolitionist movement, was also home to more than 5,000 enslaved people in the mid-1700s. LIVING Inductee spotlight: Margaret Marshall, the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court! Marshall wrote the decision for the landmark 2003 case Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, which legalized same-s*x marriage in Massachusetts and paved the way for marriage equality nationwide. Join us for the MWHC GALA when the First Class of the MWHOF will be inducted, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6 pm, and visit MWHOF to learn more about the inductees! https://bit.ly/4yjBEV8

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov...
10/24/2026

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov. 9, features Daughters of Liberty and Doris Kearns Goodwin! HISTORIC Inductee spotlight: Daughters of Liberty, a female-led association supporting the American War for Independence, founded in Boston around 1766. Women published patriotic poetry, exhorted men to join the patriot cause, boycotted British goods, and created replacement consumer products such as “Liberty Tea.” Through this, they expanded women’s political visibility and roles in colonial America. LIVING Inductee spotlight: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and #1 New York Times bestselling author, widely recognized as one of the foremost presidential historians of her generation. Join us for the MWHC GALA when the First Class of the MWHOF will be inducted, Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6 pm, and visit MWHOF to learn more about the inductees! https://bit.ly/4yjBEV8

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov...
10/14/2026

Today’s HISTORIC and LIVING inductee spotlight leading up to their Induction into the MA Women’s Hall of Fame, Mon., Nov. 9, features Elizabeth Freeman and Frieda Garcia! HISTORIC Inductee Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1744 - 1829), also called Mum Bett, was the first enslaved woman to use the newly adopted Massachusetts State Constitution with its language: “...all men are born free and equal…” to file a lawsuit for her freedom and win her case in 1781, contributing to the end of slavery in MA. LIVING Inductee Frieda Garcia is a highly celebrated community activist and organizer who has shaped the social, civic, educational, and organizational landscape of Boston, especially in the South End and Roxbury neighborhoods. Since the 1960s, she has advocated for educational opportunities and economic justice for Boston’s Latinx and Black communities. ALSO, in honor of Latinx Heritage Month, we celebrate and honor Frieda Garcia! Visit MWHC for more information and join us for the MWHC GALA, when they will be inducted into the MWHOF, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6pm! https://bit.ly/4yjBEV8

Starting today and leading up to the MWHC GALA, Mon., Nov. 9, MWHC will highlight one HISTORIC and one LIVING Inductee...
10/09/2026

Starting today and leading up to the MWHC GALA, Mon., Nov. 9, MWHC will highlight one HISTORIC and one LIVING Inductee from the Inaugural Class of the Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame! Introducing HISTORIC Inductee Abigail Adams (1744-1818), a self-taught intellectual from Weymouth, served as confidante and advisor to her husband, statesman John Adams. For her famous exhortation to “Remember the Ladies” in the laws of the new United States, she is celebrated today as a woman unafraid to share her political commitments, and as someone who expanded the sphere of her s*x. Today we highlight LIVING Inductee, Margaret Burnham, the FIRST Black woman to serve in the Massachusetts judiciary when she became a Boston Municipal Court judge in 1977. As a leading expert on civil and human rights and international criminal law, Burnham’s distinguished career includes years as a founding partner in a Boston civil rights firm, decades as a law professor, and years of groundbreaking investigation and litigation work on behalf of human and civil rights commissions. Visit MWHC for more information and join us when they will be inducted into the MWHOF at our Gala on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, 6 pm! https://www.mawomenshistory.org/join-us-mwhc-gala-monday-november-9-2026-6pm

Join us for the Massachusetts Women's History Center 2026 Gala! Inducting the Inaugural Class of the Massachusetts Women...
10/05/2026

Join us for the Massachusetts Women's History Center 2026 Gala! Inducting the Inaugural Class of the Massachusetts Women's Hall of Fame! Monday, November 9, 2026, 6 pm, Sheraton Boston, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA!

Congratulations to the LIVING INDUCTEES:

Margaret Burnham - Distinguished Professor of Law Emerita
Freida Garcia - Beloved Community Activist
Doris Kearns Goodwin - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Historian
Margaret Marshall - Precedent-Setting Jurist
Boston Women’s Health Book Collective/Our Bodies, Ourselves -
Writing the Book on Women, Health, & Sexuality
Helen Chin Schlichte - Pioneering Public Servant
Nancy Schön - Sculptor of Public Art
Grace Sterling Stowell -Trailblazing LGBTQ Activist
Benaree (Bennie) Wiley - Pioneering Corporate & Civic Leader

See images and photos of the Inductees, Historic and Living, https://www.mawomenshistory.org/massachusetts-womens-hall-fame

10/05/2026

Activist- $5,000 Name/Logo Included in Program6 TicketsPremier Placement of Name/Logo on Gala WebpageIndividual Social Media PostRecognition from PodiumProminent Placement of Name/Logo on Event Signs and Screens

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