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Suffragists in New Jersey

Minnie Abbott, Atlantic City: Picketed Wilson’s White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Mary Dubrow, Passaic: Participated in Watchfire demonstrations in 1919, jailed for ten days. Organizer and speaker for suffrage.

Emma Ora Gantz, East Orange: She was heavily involved with the suffrage movement and formed the Progressive Woman Suffrage Society.

Alison (Turnbull) Hopkins, Morristown: New Jersey state chairman of NWP. Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Julia Hurlbut, Morristown: Vice chairman New Jersey branch of NWP. Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.

Martha Klatscken, East Orange: She was heavily involved with the suffrage movement and formed the Progressive Woman Suffrage Society.

Alice Paul, Mt. Laurel: Leader of militant wing of suffrage movement, founder and Chairman of National Woman’s Party.

Phoebe Scott, Morristown: Picketed the White House in 1917, arrested, tried, sentenced, and incarcerated.