Primary Resources Archive

Springfield Women's Political Class

Despite not being allowed to vote nationally until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, women were still active and interested in politics. Here in Springfield, women began forming "political classes" for the purpose of studying "politics or the science of government, current events, and the practice of parliamentary law." Here we have copies of two of the constitutions of the Springfield Women's Political Class from 1897 and 1907, provided by the Museum of Springfield History, Springfield, MA.

Constitution of the Springfield Women's Political Class 1897 [PDF]

Constitution of the Springfield Women's Political Class 1907 [PDF]

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