What's Happening in Newark, NJ…

The Newark Public Library in currently hosting an exhibit commemorating the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women in America the right to vote.

Titled “Radical Women: Fighting for Power and the Vote in New Jersey!”, the exhibit highlights the courageousness of the women in the state who took it upon themselves to challenge the legal and social restrictions on their lives. It covers the period from 1807 to 1920 and beyond when women fought for power and the right to vote. The exhibit includes their original writings, early photographs, portraits, and historical news articles as well as recognized artists and teen poets from New jersey who create artwork about women’s identity.

Noelle Lorraine Williams, research and curatorial consultant with the Newark Public Library, collaborated with George Robb, a history professor at William Paterson University, and Beth Zak Cohen, a librarian in the library’s New Jersey Information Center to create the exhibit. A grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, funded the exhibit.

The exhibit is part of an initiative of the New Jersey Historical Commission, the Alice Paul Institute, 65 partners which is marking the centennial by celebrating the activism of American women throughout history. Such organizers often turn to flyer printing to promote such exhibits and their significance in American history. The exhibit runs until the end of the year.