The Offices of the Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association and the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government

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c. 1909-1910

WRC-23avo-3

Schlesinger Library of the History of Women in America (Harvard University)

Black and white photograph from 1909 or 1910. Three buildings. To the left is a dark four-story brick building. In the center, there is a four-story building with the lower floor shops. To the right is a church in dark brick. There is a street running in front of the three buildings. A horse-drawn wagon is parked outside the center building. There is a tall electrical light pole in front of the building. A few people are walking on the street. Each window of the center building is painted with text, showing the company which occupies the office inside. The far left third-floor window of the center building is labeled "Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government" and the center and far right third-floor windows are labeled "Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association."

The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association was the state chapter of the American Woman Suffrage Association. AWSA was co-founded by several of the speakers at the New England Women's Tea Party. It shared a floor at 585 Boylston Street with the Boston Equal Suffrage for Good Government. BESAGG was seen as the more radical of the two organizations. After the 19th amendment ratified women's right to vote, it changed its name to the Boston League of Women Voters.

The Massachusetts Woman’s Suffrage Association had several offices. Some were within the Corridor of Revolutions (3 Tremont Place, 3 Park Street) and others nearby (6 Marlborough Street and 585 Boylston Street). The most recognizable, even today, is at 585 Boylston Street, where they shared a floor with Boston Equal Suffrage for Good Government. The bottom floor of the building is now occupied by the CVS in Copley Square.

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