Wayland commemorated the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the women who participated in the movement in a number of ways including presentations, events, historical research and even an art installation.
Presentation: Women’s Suffrage in Wayland
Women’s lives were very different one hundred years ago. Using photographs, newspaper clippings and other historical documents, Jane Sciacca took us back to ca Wayland in 1920 and made the women who first registered to vote in 1920 come alive during her presentation on Sunday, November 8, 2020.
August 26, 2020 – Wayland Celebrates 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Jane Sciacca, historical researcher; Mary Antes, League of Women Voters of Wayland; Kay Gardner-Westcott, Wayland Historical Commission; and the Rev. Dr. Stephanie May, First Parish in Wayland hosted two free events on Wednesday, August 26th to celebrate the anniversary of the 19th Amendment becoming law and the struggle which preceded it. Learn more here.
Newly Registered Wayland Women Voters 1919-1920
Who were they? Learn more about the feisty Wayland women of who confidently walked into the Town Clerk’s office and registered to vote in 1919-1920. How old were they? Where were they born? What was their occupation? Town Clerk Anna Ludwig and WHC chair Kay Gardner-Westcott carefully transcribed the names of those who registered to vote in 1919-1920. Learn more here.
Highlighting a Woman of Wayland – Jessica Henderson
Jessica Henderson, pictured in the front row on the left side, was an uncompromising activist of national repute. She is the latest addition to our Women of Wayland series. Click here to learn more about this woman’s very full and interesting life.
Wayland Woman’s Club
The Wayland High School History Project examined our Society’s collection of the minutes books of the co-ed Wayland Book Club which by 1901 had become the entirely female Wayland Study Club, and by 1915, the Wayland Woman’s Club.
Enjoy this look at Wayland’s politically savvy women in the early 20th century by clicking here.
Woman’s Suffrage in Art
Local artist, Pam Bonaguide, created “statue art” highlighting the suffrage movement. To read an interview with Pam to learn about her process and to see additional photos, click here.
