Massachusetts Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women

However, MAOFESW had its roots in earlier Massachusetts anti-suffrage groups and had a publication called The Remonstrance, started in 1890.

[2] Women in the group started a boycott, while men publicly campaigned against the Wellman bill.

[5] The Remonstrance also claimed to represent more of the general population than it actually did, attempting to "deflect suffrage criticism that antisuffragists came from the privileged elite.

"[5] MAOFESW would send women to testify in front of government bodies and other organizations in the US about anti-suffrage ideas.

[7] They also advocated for conservative positions, such as keeping old laws that made the husband the legal guardian of a couples' children, not both parents.