BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Roxbury Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Roxbury Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:66098a79-7c27-4f5f-a70e-bb1afa0cbbae SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260717T202521Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201208T200000 SUMMARY:When Women Lost the Vote - Virtual Presentation LOCATION:Roxbury Public Library\nRoxbury Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Roxbury Public Library;X-A PPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Roxbury Public Library:geo:40.8691069,-74.6385065 GEO:40.8691069;-74.6385065 DESCRIPTION:Millions of American women were granted the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. But more than a century earlier\, women legally held the right to vote in New Jersey..\nhttps://ro xburylibrary.libnet.info/event/4636777 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Celebrating the centennial of women's righ t to vote\, we will explore the little-known history of the nation's first women voters -- and examine the political conflicts that led to their vot ing rights being stripped away in 1807. \;

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Although New Jersey ultimately restricted the vote to propertied white men in 1807\, women&rs quo\;s fight for equality did not end there. Rather\, that earlier Revolut ionary fight became a rallying cry as another generation of women took up the mantle of the suffrage movement decades later.

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When Women Lost the Vote \;is an inspiring story that explores how the American Revol ution shaped women&rsquo\;s political opportunities and activism and encou rages visitors to reconsider their understanding of the timeline of women& rsquo\;s history in America. It is also a cautionary tale about one of Ame rica&rsquo\;s first voting rights crises.

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Led by a historian from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia\, this experience al so includes a tour of the virtual exhibition and a Q&\;A session. \ ; Featuring original objects including textiles\, works of art\, and newly -discovered poll lists highlighting women voters from the period\, the vir tual exhibition will bring to life the forgotten stories of the women who first pioneered the vote and became role models for women's suffragists tw o generations later.

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This program will not be streamed or availabl e on Facebook.

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Register online or call the library at 973-584-2400 .

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