Celebrate the 250th anniversary year with Nancy B. Kennedy, whose illustrated talk, "This Sacred Soil," tells the often overlooked story of women in Revolutionary times. Return to 1776 when New Jersey drew up a surprising constitution that allowed "all inhabitants" of the colony to vote, opening the door for some women and free Black persons to vote. Meet these suffrage pioneers -- some from this area -- who went to the polls for 31 years, until being stripped of the vote in 1807. Then, take a whirlwind tour around the 13 colonies -- 12 of which enfranchised only men -- and meet women whose brave and selfless acts helped the Patriots win the American Revolution, despite having just been denied a voice in our new nation. And 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 their own civil rights rebellion. 

Nancy B. Kennedy is the author of eight nonfiction books, most recently "Women Win the Vote! 19 for the 19th Amendment" (Norton Young Readers). She has lived in Hopewell Borough for 33 years with her suffragent husband, John. Visit her website at www.nancybkennedy.com. 

Co-sponsored by the Hopewell Museum, the Hopewell Valley Historical Society, and the Hopewell Public Library.

Wednesday, April 8

Hopewell Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 80 W Broad St., Hopewell, NJ 08525
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyTMvvIyuzstb-y_2QSCWfSCj7SeSyDkPh66q1-kW8oe6jLQ/viewform?pli=1