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Excerpt from attorney Mary Philbrook's argument that her client Harriet Carpenter should be allowed to vote based on the 1776 New Jersey Constitution and subsequent laws which allowed women to vote.

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A Teacher and the First Woman Attorney in New Jersey Fight for Women’s Suffrage

“That said Board of Registry and Elections refused to register me because I am a woman.” tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling Do women have the right… Continue reading “A Teacher and the First Woman Attorney in New Jersey Fight for Women’s Suffrage”

A historical postcard of a high school building in Plainfield.

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How One NJ School District Tackled Desegregation – Booker v. Plainfield Board of Education

How far should a school district go to eradicate de facto segregation? tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Modern Era Court Ruling The Aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education The… Continue reading “How One NJ School District Tackled Desegregation – Booker v. Plainfield Board of Education”

As the nation marks 250 years since the Revolution, the NJ State Library unveils “NJ250: Living Documents, Evolving Rights.” A new digital exhibition exploring how New Jersey’s evolving constitutions shaped, and were shaped by, the fight for liberty.

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A Teacher and the First Woman Attorney in New Jersey Fight for Women’s Suffrage

How One NJ School District Tackled Desegregation – Booker v. Plainfield Board of Education