In this 250th anniversary year of our country, return to 1776 when New Jersey drew up a surprising constitution. This founding document, alone among the 13 colonial constitutions, allowed “all inhabitants” of the colony to vote, opening the door for some women and free Black persons to vote. And they did! Meet these suffrage pioneers who went to the polls for 31 years, until they were stripped of the vote in 1807.

The women of our developing nation did everything they could to aid the Patriot cause in the American Revolution, despite most having just been told they had no voice in our developing nation. Meet some of these brave and selfless women whose heroic acts helped the Patriots win the war. Yet when the Constitution was drawn up in 1787, women were not rewarded for their patriotism with a citizen’s right to vote, setting the stage for the eventual women’s suffrage movement.

This free event is open only to residents of the Somerset Run community, 101 Stone Manor Dr., Somerset, NJ 08873. For more information, call (732) 356-5661.