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For about 30 years during the Revolutionary era, certain women and free people of African descent had the right to vote in New Jersey. Learn more about this from a museum educator.
Few people know that for about 30 years during the Revolutionary era, certain women and free people of African descent had the right to vote in New Jersey. Learn the little-known history of the nation’s first women voters and examine the political conflicts that led to their voting rights being stripped away in 1807. Discover what it can tell us about the importance of suffrage — and its protection — today.
Join an educator from the Museum of the American Revolution for a 30-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A.
Registration is required. The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent when you register. If you do not get it, call the library at 732-873-8700 x 111.
The 36,018 square foot Demott Lane Branch is located in the Franklin Township municipal complex and provides a large community room for library programming, as well as additional meeting room space for community groups, study rooms, public access computers, and more.
