The Senate Resolution recognizes the significant history of women's suffrage in New Jersey, highlighting that women were granted the right to vote as early as 1776 under the state's first constitution. This right was further solidified in 1790 and 1797, allowing land-owning women to vote statewide, with reports indicating that women constituted about 25% of total voters by 1802. The resolution honors the courageous women who participated in early elections, such as the 1801 election in Montgomery Township, where nearly 14% of voters were women, including several free African American men.

However, this progress was short-lived, as the New Jersey Legislature restricted voting rights to tax-paying white men in 1807, following accusations of electoral fraud. The resolution notes that women's suffrage was not restored until the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, after over a century of activism, protests, and legal challenges by New Jersey women. The resolution emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and reflecting on this complex history, and it calls for the dissemination of this recognition to organizations dedicated to women's rights and history.