19th amendment: 99 Years Later...... - 08/25/19 03:56 PM
The 19th Amendment was passed on August 26, 1920, 99 years ago, giving American women the right to vote and hold public office, a right that had been given to men some 150 years earlier. 
Suffragettes circulated petitions, gave speeches, published newspapers, and travelled the country to raise awareness and to win support. Some were ridiculed, harassed, attacked by mobs, and even jailed in this 72 year long battle. 
To honor the memory of the suffragettes and to remind us of true equality and the role of women in public life, Women's Equality Day is celebrated annually on August 26th. This Congressional holiday … (5 comments)

19th amendment: NJ Primary week - 06/04/16 03:48 AM
Get set, New Jerseyans. Tuesday is your time to (finally) let your voices be heard in the State's Primary election. 
Registered Democrats will be given the opportunity to vote for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders as the Democratic candidate. Both registered Democrats and registered Republicans will be asked to select Delegates to the National Conventions for each party.
New Jerseyans are being asked to choose members of the House of Representatives, Surrogates, and, in some cases, members of Town Council and County Committee.
 
By the way, today is the 97th anniversary of the day Congress passed the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women have the right to … (5 comments)

 
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