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In the days before absentee ballots, Woodrow Wilson took a train from Washington to Princeton to vote yes in an October 19, 1915 suffrage referendum to give women the right to vote. #ThrowbackThursday
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Despite Wilson's endorsement, New Jersey voters voted down the referendum by 51,108 votes (58%-42%). Ironically, only Ocean County, which rarely elects women to public office, voted yes. #ThrowbackThursday
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In Union County, only Mountainside and Roselle voted to give women the right to vote in 1915, although some municipalities were close. #ThrowbackThursday
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New Jersey's 1915 Suffrage Amendment got crushed in Asbury Park and Long Branch. #ThrowbackThursday
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Hey, @SenatorLorettaW, look at Teaneck voting yes on the 1915 amendment to grant women the right to vote. #ThrowbackThursday
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After voting yes on New Jersey's October 19, 1915 Suffrage amendment, President Woodrow Wilson boarded a train and headed back to Washington. #VBM ballots would have been more efficient. #ThrowbackThursday
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