19th Amendment Centennial
The Greater Boston Women's Vote Centennial is a special project within the Mayor's Office of Women's Advancement. We're kicking off a year of commemorations celebrating 100 years since the 19th Amendment was adopted in 1920, enabling women to vote. Register: https://bit.ly/2X4qtmy
Time & Location
Jun 25, 2019, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4 S Market St, Boston, MA 02109, USA
About the event
The event will feature a live performance by Boston Children’s Chorus, and an original performance art piece by History At Play. We invite all to join in celebrating – dress in all white, wear your sashes, don suffrage colors purple and gold, and feel free to bring children and young folks, too.
The event is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Master of Ceremonies: Shirley Leung, The Boston Globe
Founder and President Women's Suffrage Celebration Coalition, Fredie Kay
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito
Senate President Karen Spilka
Founder and President Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Barbara Lee
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, video welcome
Attorney General Maura Healey
House Speaker Robert DeLeo
Executive Director MassVote, Cheryl Clyburn Crawford
Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer
Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll
Author and Historian Barbara Berenson
Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell