New Jersey Assembly Resolution 129 recognizes the history of women's suffrage in New Jersey, honoring the first women to vote over 200 years ago.
New Jersey Assembly Resolution 129 acknowledges the history of women's suffrage in New Jersey, honoring the first women to cast their ballots more than 200 years ago. The resolution highlights that women in New Jersey were granted the right to vote upon the state's founding in 1776, but this right was revoked in 1807. It also notes the significant efforts of New Jersey women in the fight for suffrage, including protests, legal challenges, and hunger strikes, leading up to the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.
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