The Mary Eliza Project

Explore maps and charts breaking down the dataset on Tableau, illuminating patterns in demographics, occupations, migrations, and more.

Discover one group of new voters, women born in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, and their neighborhoods in Boston using Google My Maps.

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1920 Boston Wards in Google My Maps

• See 1920 ward lines and statistics on a present day map

Ward and precinct maps

• Look at the 1921 ward maps to see in which ward certain streets and neighborhoods were located 

FamilySearch.org (free to have an account)

• Search names in census, marriage, and immigration records

• Reconcile different spellings of names, places of birth, etc.

• Browse the United States 1920 Census

Boston Register and Business Directory (1920)

• Search by address to identify business name

• Search by business name to identify address

Boston Street Book (1919)

• Confirm spelling of street names and locations (some streets no longer exist)

• “Queries Asked Women When They Register” (Boston Post; August 19, 1920)

• “City Registration Places” (The Boston Globe; August 20, 1920)

• “BOSTON WOMEN CROWD CITY HALL IN ELEVENTH HOUR RUSH TO REGISTER” (The Boston Globe; October 12, 1920)

• “INSTRUCTIONS TO WOMEN VOTERS” (Boston Post, November 1, 1920)