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Women's Political Union of New Jersey, Englewood Branch

Item

Title

Women's Political Union of New Jersey, Englewood Branch

Description

The Women's Political Union of New Jersey (WPU) was founded by Mina Van Winkle in 1909. The group tended to be on the more militant side. It was primarily based in Essex. 

The Englewood Branch was organized as a separate branch of the Northern Valley Women's Political Union on March 27, 1914.

Source

"Englewood and Leonia Separate," The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey, March 31, 1914, p. 1
“On Account of Sex: The Struggle for Women’s Suffrage in Middlesex County.” Omeka RSS, womensuffrage.libraries.rutgers.edu/exhibits/show/womenssuffrage/early20th. Accessed 2024.

Date Started

1914-03-27

Type of Institution

Source of File Attached

“Women’s Political Union of New Jersey.” New Jersey Women’s History, 8 Mar. 2023, njwomenshistory.org/learn/topics/suffragist-mina-c-van-winkle/.

Citation

“Women's Political Union of New Jersey, Englewood Branch,” Englewood Makes History, accessed July 6, 2024, https://englewoodmakeshistory.org/items/show/257.

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