Massachusetts Senate Chamber Needs More Women Now
Massachusetts Senate Wants Women.
The next person permanently memorialized in the Massachusetts Senate should be a woman, according to Senate President Karen Spilka.
Yup. The Massachusetts Senate’s collection of marble and bronze busts includes ZERO women.
Massachusetts Senate Needs Women
Spilka put “out a call to every Massachusetts resident across the state” to nominate historic women for the honor.
On Friday, Senate President Karen Spilka and Catherine Allgor from the Massachusetts Historical Society revealed a portrait of Abigail Adams, a pioneer for women’s rights in the packed Senate Reading Room in Boston.
Senators, staff, and even Abigail’s descendants filled the room, according to the State House News. The Historical Society had generously donated this breathtaking piece, a reproduction of a pastel from 1766.
According to the State House News, Abigail Adams’ portrait hangs just over the threshold on the left as visitors cross into the Senate lobby.
Allgor highlighted Abigail Adams’ pivotal role as the mastermind behind John Adams’ presidency, serving as his key advisor.
As mentioned earlier, the Senate collection does not honor a single woman with a bust.
Spilka decided it was time for change.
She’s calling on all Massachusetts residents to nominate remarkable women deserving of recognition with their own sculptures in the Senate Chamber.
A website is in the works where you can submit your nominations.
A nominee, Spilka said, should be “an influential woman who has made historic contributions to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any woman of national import who has ties to this state,” the State House News reported.
