The suffragettes deliberately chose conventional ... American women’s rights campaigner Amelia Bloomer introduced her eponymous suit, a loose tunic worn over baggy trousers.

In order to find and explore our own local history in the campaign for women’s suffrage, we decided to take a trek around the greater Boston area, visiting historic sites along the way.

On the one hand, the suffragists wanted to act within the law and follow the route of political persuasion to win support for their cause. It was felt that any actions that broke the law would ...