Massachusetts Women's History Center

The mission of the Massachusetts Women’s History Center (MWHC), with its flagship program the Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame (MWHOF), is to amplify the history of contributions (known and unknown) of Massachusetts women of all backgrounds over the generations from throughout the Commonwealth. By shining a light on Massachusetts women, many of whom made monumental contributions against all odds, the MWHC aims to inspire others - of all ages, backgrounds, interests, and genders - to be all that they can be.

The Massachusetts Women’s History Center (MWHC) is a virtual nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization that works to amplify the history of Massachusetts women of all backgrounds from throughout the Commonwealth. The MWHC, with its flagship program the Massachusetts Women’s Hall of Fame (MWHOF), is the successor organization to Suffrage100MA.

Suffrage100MA became the MWHC on March 22, 2024. For the prior 14 years, Suffrage100MA amplified the inclusive stories of the suffragists and the suffrage movement – both in Massachusetts and nationally. The MWHC expands upon that suffrage foundation to amplify all of Massachusetts’ women’s history. The MWHC shares inspiring historical and educational information about the important contributions and challenges endured by Massachusetts women of all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender identities over the centuries, and of major milestones in MA women’s history. The virtual MWHC provides this information with engaging exhibits, articles, biographies on its website and through presentations and events. The MWHC hopes to have a physical space in the future.

The MWHOF will honor historic and contemporary Massachusetts women and organizations which have made a profound impact. The first class of inductees to the MWHOF, which will take place in 2026, will include both living women and organizations AND, as 2026 is the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and Massachusetts250, the historic women in the first class of inductees to the MWHOF will be those who made critical contributions to our culture, history and society during the Revolutionary Era.