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TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGExxxxx 5781675193040are sponsoring“RECLAIMING OUR VOICE:NEW JERSEY’S CENTRAL ROLEIN THE FIGHT FORWOMEN’S SUFFRAGE” presented by Professional Storyteller Carol Simon LevinDate & Timeat place address Ms. Levin will portray Lillian Feickert, president of the NJ Women’s Suffrage Association from 1912-1920. She explores the overlooked role of New Jersey in the long frustrating fight for women’s suffrage. Many do not realize that some NJ women once had the right to vote and then lost it for over a century. As Lillian Feickert, Ms. Levin shares stories of how nationally-known suffrage advocates in NJ staged protests and reinvigorated the fight for passage of the 19th amendment. 229870423545Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen congratulates suffragist Betty Gram on New Jersey’s ratification of the 19th amendment at the New Jersey State House, February 1920. Library of Congress, Records of National Party CollectionFREE EVENT! WEAR THE COLORS OF THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT – WHITE, PURPLE AND GOLD! ................
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