Lilja Cormack
13 March 2025
Feature

WATCH: Framingham’s History in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

A pair of women who were arrested while protesting for their right to vote hailed from Framingham.

We continue our series of feature pieces created in conjunction with the Framingham History Center, as the community celebrates its 325th anniversary

March is Women’s History Month. In recognition of that, we wanted to highlight Framingham’s role in one of the major pieces of women’s history in the 19th and 20th centuries: the suffrage movement.

A pair of women who were arrested while protesting for their right to vote hailed from Framingham.

We spoke with Anna Tucker, the Executive Director of the Framingham History Center, to understand how the nationwide movement made waves locally—and to learn about a unique accessory that was seen as a badge of honor to those women who were committed to the cause.

Further articles

We wanted to learn more about the locally-based Tasty Harvests, a project that started following the COVID-19 outbreak and has since become a staple of local gardening education.

Esta semana no The Frame: um projeto de lei que proíbe o uso de celulares em escolas públicas foi aprovado pelo Senado Estadual, planos para celebrar o Festival de Framingham em outubro estão em andamento e um olhar sobre a Tasty Harvests: um marco na educação sobre jardinagem na comunidade.

This week on The Frame: a bill that would ban phone usage in public schools is approved by the State Senate, plans to celebrate Framingham Fest in October are underway, and a look at Tasty Harvests: a staple of gardening education within the community.