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1879 |
Lucy Stone testifies at the Massachusetts State House. |
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1885 |
Sixty percent of Irish males in Boston are registered to vote compared to 37% of non-Irish males. |
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1889 |
Australian ballot secret voting procedures is adopted in Boston. |
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04/20/1895 |
Boston’s 25 ward lines are redrawn. |
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1895 |
Board of Election Commissioners is established. |
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1895 |
Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women is established. |
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1895 |
Women’s suffrage is overwhelmingly approved by Massachusetts voters. |
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1900 |
62% of eligible voters in Boston are registered and 70% vote. |
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1901 |
Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government is established. |
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1902 |
Sixty-four percent of eligible voters in Boston are registered and 59% vote. |
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