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Never mind that women and Blacks were not able to legislate, let alone vote, when this country was founded.

I think women could vote in New Jersey for about 7 years, then men took it away.

November 18, 1790

The New Jersey State Legislature passes an Act revising the regulations of the election law to include 'he or she' in 7 of 13 counties in New Jersey (Bergen, Burlington, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Salem, and Sussex). This law also institutes township voting in these counties. https://www.amrevmuseum.org/virtualexhibits/when-w...

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