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Suffrage colors: Inauguration Day recapSuffrage colors, a recap! Wasn’t planning to, but I’ve seen some silly myths floating around. So here goes… YELLOW originated w. 1867…
Charles Lenox RemondCharles Lenox Remond was the most prominent Black abolitionist in the US until he was overshadowed by Frederick Douglass. Remond’s commitment to…
Elect the President direct"Elect the President direct by the people, and for a single term, if you will; take from him his immense official patronage; base senator-ship upon…
#MenOfSuffrage#MenOfSuffrage Not a pin-up calendar--though maybe it should be. It's a guest post! Stay tuned for a terrific thread by Hélène Quanquin @HQuanquin…
Introduction of the 16th AmendmentIf you know how your members of Congress voted on any given issue, you can vote to retain or replace them. Assuming, of course, that you are allowed…
Mary PhilbrookTwice the New Jersey Supreme Court mocked Mary Philbrook for insisting she was a full citizen. First in 1894 when she sued for the right to practice…
Mary Philbrook's lawsuitSuffragists didn’t sue very often. After the Supreme Court scoffed at suffrage in 1874, court challenges to women’s disenfranchisement were few. But…
Taxation in New JerseyThe town of Orange, New Jersey sent Lucy Stone a tax bill in 1857. She returned it with a note that began: "Enclosed I return my tax bill, without…
Free People of Color in New JerseyNew Jersey was a slave state. Throughout the 18th century and well into the 19th, people in New Jersey were enslaved and sold. New Jersey had…
New Jersey was firstIt feels appropriate to end the suffrage centennial year with a week in New Jersey. Yeah, yeah, second prize is two weeks in Jersey… but in all…