On Thursday, Marilyn Artus brought her national “Her Flag” women’s suffrage centenary celebration to Boston. To mark the hundredth anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote regardless of sex, she is visiting each of the 36 states that ratified the amendment within the first year. In each state, Marilyn has enlisted a local female artist to create a stripe to be sewn onto a massive American flag.

People gathered in a meeting room on the second floor of the Old State House in Boston, as the Oklahoma artist stitched on the eighth stripe–illustrated by Malden artist Kari Percival (my sweetheart). Cambridge’s Jen Deaderick, author of “She the People,” spoke about the history of women’s activism and voting.

Photos copyright 2019 Greg Cook.


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"Her Flag" after the eighth stripe was added to the bottom at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
“Her Flag” after the eighth stripe was added to the bottom at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
"Her Flag" illustration by Massachusetts artist Kari Percival.
“Her Flag” illustration by Massachusetts artist Kari Percival.
Unfurling the stripe Kari Percival illustrated for "Her Flag" at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Unfurling the stripe Kari Percival illustrated for “Her Flag” at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Marilyn Artus stitches on the eighth stripe to the bottom of "Her Flag" at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Marilyn Artus stitches on the eighth stripe to the bottom of “Her Flag” at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Jen Deaderick speaks at the "Her Flag" celebration at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Jen Deaderick speaks at the “Her Flag” celebration at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Marilyn Artus stitches on the eighth stripe to the bottom of "Her Flag" at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Marilyn Artus stitches on the eighth stripe to the bottom of “Her Flag” at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Jen Deaderick speaks at the "Her Flag" celebration at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Jen Deaderick speaks at the “Her Flag” celebration at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Kari Percival (right) speaks about the stripe she illustrated for "Her Flag" at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Kari Percival (right) speaks about the stripe she illustrated for “Her Flag” at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Kari Percival (right) speaks about the stripe she illustrated for "Her Flag" at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)
Kari Percival (right) speaks about the stripe she illustrated for “Her Flag” at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)

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