Camden County To Light Up Buildings For Women's Suffrage

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote coincides with an historic election year.

To commemorate the women’s suffrage movement and to encourage civic participation through voting, Camden County will join the New Jersey Historical Society and countless public and private enterprises by lighting its buildings in purple, yellow, and white from Oct. 30-Nov. 3, Camden County officials announced.

“For decades, American women fought against oppression so that future generations could enjoy the basic freedoms of democracy,” Camden County Freeholders Barbara Holcomb, Carmen Rodriguez, and Melinda Kane said in a joint statement. “There is no more fitting way to pay tribute to the women who fought so that our voices would count than to make a plan and cast your ballot this November. In the meantime, we hope you’ll join us and light up your spaces in the colors of the women’s suffrage movement.”

City Hall in Camden and the James J. Florio Center for Public Service will glow with the lights of the suffrage movement from Friday through Election Day, officials said. Read more here: Election Day In Camden County: Who’s On The Ballot, How To Vote