A new version of our Gallery Talks series for younger viewers with a discussion of the 2019-2021 Richmond Gallery exhibit, Votes for Women: New Jersey and Beyond.
When the Founders crafted the U.S. Constitution, they gave the authority to decide who could vote to the states. All but one decided it would be men—white, property-owning men, 21 years old and older.
The one exception was New Jersey. For the first few decades of our new nation, property-owning women in New Jersey could vote. But in 1807, state legislators took a step backward and rescinded the right. New Jersey women joined their sisters across the country who were shut off from the ballot.
Join Peggy Dellinger, Exhibit Director of the Township of Ocean Historical Museum, and her grand-daughter Pippa as they discuss the exhibition and the many twists and turns to arrive at the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution.
Produced by Ted Dellinger; The music is by Bill Madden.
Funding for Gallery Talks was provided by the New Jersey Cultural Trust.
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