We are stuck more firmly in one place than ever, while talking easily with everywhere and anywhere. Ergo, an appreciation of three intensely place-specific works of suffrage public history that women are making. Reply w/more! NEWARK - Noelle Lorraine…
One of the original 13 states let some women vote. Some doubted women actually did so. 🤣 @jennyschuessler has the receipts, thread👇 But you have to read her whole article (linked below) for my favorite detail...
Historians have long puzzled over…
Opening THURSDAY & open all year @NewarkLibrary. This exhibit is really going to be a treat. Not just historical documents, art installations too! I've been following curator NoelleLorraineWilliams as she put it together and I can't wait to see…
Everything is legal in New Jersey. Including, til 1807 voting by white women who owned property & were unmarried. If married, their legal existence (and property) disappeared into their husband. If Black, they were likely enslaved: NJ clung to…