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Women had the explicit right to vote since 1790 (the implicit right to vote since 1776) in New Jersey
Topic: Patriarchy

Citation: An Act to regulate the Election of Members of the Legislative-Council and the General Assembly, Sheriffs and Coroners, in this State
Author(s): New Jersey General Assembly
Institution(s): State of New Jersey

Link: http://www.heritage.org/initiatives/first-principles/primary-sources/new-jersey-recognizes-the-right-of-women-to-vote

Nation(s): United States
Year(s): 1797
Source: Secondary
Type: Legislation

Other Notes:

At the time, this was NOT a controversial issue: the 1790 voting law was approved with only three dissenting votes in the Assembly