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Baker was an outspoken advocate of the right of women to participate in the political process in
Massachusetts. In a September 12, 1876, address at the Women's-Suffrage State Convention of Massachusetts, the delegates issued a statement condemning Baker's political opposition, writing that "..neither
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for the town. Specifically, Beverly Farms residents stoked by wealthy summer visitors from Boston complained of high taxes, lengthy commutes between their village neighborhood and
Beverly's downtown, poor representation, and the undesirable extension of public transportation into the village. The
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Baker's major political concerns and positions were anti-slavery, pro-temperance, pro-women's suffrage, and anything that could improve
Beverly. Baker was a Whig until 1854, a Republican from 1854 to 1869, and a Prohibitionist from 1870 forward.
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