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| The New York Times, September 24, 1920 – Carrie Chapman Catt, generally non-partisan, says women can vote against US Senator James W. Wadsworth, Jr. with a clear conscience. Senator Wadsworth only recently dropped his long-time, anti-suffrage stance. read clipping The New York Times, September 29, 1920 – Women vote legally in the state primary in New Jersey for the first time since 1807*. But because the Legislature did not increase the number of election districts, voting in some districts involves long delays. read clipping *Note: In 1776, Article IV of the New Jersey Constitution allowed voting by all inhabitants of the state who met the property ownership and residency requirements. In 1790, the phrase "he or she" was added to the state election laws to describe voters. So, unmarried women in New Jersey who owned property, such as widows who inherited property, were allowed to vote until 1807. In 1807, the New Jersey Legislature restricted voting to men only. In 1868, 172 women voted in Vineland, NJ, although this was not legal. | |
