On Feb. 24, 1919, 22 suffragists were arrested outside the State House. A century later, at a State House event honoring this protest, Massachusetts Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad said the work begun by suffragists is not yet done. Along with remarks from female lawmakers, the event also featured a staged reading of “I Want to Go to Jail,” a historical play following five of the women who attempted to picket President Wilson. Haddad said when she thinks of suffragists, she asks herself if she has done enough to promote other women. “It makes me get up and say, ‘It is my obligation. When a door is opened, I kick it open and push the other women through,’” she said to applause.
- Katie Lannan, State House News Service, The Transcript, March 7, 2019
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On Feb. 24, 1919, 22 suffragists were arrested outside the State House. A century later, at a State House event honoring this protest, Massachusetts Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad said the work begun by suffragists is not yet done. Along with remarks from female lawmakers, the event also featured a staged reading of “I Want to Go to Jail,” a historical play following five of the women who attempted to picket President Wilson. Haddad said when she thinks of suffragists, she asks herself if she has done enough to promote other women. “It makes me get up and say, ‘It is my obligation. When a door is opened, I kick it open and push the other women through,’” she said to applause. - Katie Lannan, State House News Service, The Transcript, March 7, 2019
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