Contemporary Americans may take it for granted that women should enjoy an equal right to vote, but for much of our history that was not the case. New Jersey initially allowed women to vote, but rescinded the right in 1807. The following links provide historical background regarding the long struggle to ensure equal access to the vote, regardless of gender.
- NJ Women Vote Suffrage Resources
- Alice Paul Institute: Who Was Alice Paul?
- NJ Council for the Social Studies Home Page Scroll down to the middle of the page for lesson resources.
- The New Jersey Center for Civic Education provides three lessons from the collection of New Jersey lessons in Word format: New Jersey Women (grades 3-5), New Jersey Women You Should Know, and Alice Paul and Women’s Suffrage.
- NJ State Library: Votes For Women
- The Southern Monmouth County League of Women Voters sponsors a “Fight For the Vote” program.
- Library of Congress: NJ Women Gain and Lose the Vote (Document image)
Advanced students may wish to explore the Selected Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony (preview) from Rutgers University Press.