Montclair and 100 years of women’s suffrage
A look at what the right to vote means to women, in Montclair and elsewhere, as the 19th Amendment making women's suffrage law turns 100.
Lucy Stone
Women’s History Month: Historic heroines and trailblazers of Montclair
By Kelly Nicholaides
for Montclair Local
Some of Montclair’s female figureheads became the firsts in medicine, social justice, engineering, science, professional sports and fashion.
“I was fascinated with their stories, learned what prompted and moved them forward and why they chose to do what they did. The common...
Montclair History & Heritage: Lucy Stone, suffragette heroine
By MIKE FARRELLY
for Montclair Local
“History & Heritage” is a series on Montclair history. It will be written by representatives of the Montclair History Center and the Montclair Public Library. Mike Farrelly is a trustee of the Montclair History Center, and has been official township historian, a volunteer position, since 2004.
There wa...
Montclair celebrates International Women’s Day
Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Women achieved the right to vote when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, but had been marching for it since the middle of the 19th century. Notable Suffragist Lucy Stone lived in Montclair, at 118 North Mountain Ave., for...