Introduction [excerpts] By conducting a contextual analysis of Girl Scout materials including handbooks, periodical literature and videos from 1913 to 1959 it can be demonstrated that the organization was on the frontier of the women's civil rights movement. Through the Girl Scouts and their female centered environment, young women developed sound minds, strong bodies and a social consciousness that extended far beyond the traditional domain. This study will illustrate the forward thinking of the Girl Scout...

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...