Introduction [excerpt] New Jersey was the first state to allow women to vote, and it was not by accident. Following the ratification of the first constitution, the legislature passed acts to allow certain women to vote as long as they met the requirements. In 1807, the vote was taken away from women.... When the vote was taken away, New Jersey women attempted to vote and held meetings prior to what is believed to be the first suffrage conference at Seneca Falls. New Jersey was home to the first suffrage...