The Haddon Fortnightly

07/02/2025

YOU’VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT TO RETURN…

… and we heard you! One of most requested events is back… and you don’t have to wait for spring. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 18th!

06/19/2025

It's WHRC Wednesday! As many of our readers know, GFWC International Past President Juanita M. Bryant (1982-1984) died this past Sunday. Juanita was notable for her many achievements during her presidential term -- not to mention before and afterward! -- and of course we in the WHRC remember her as the woman who turned the vision of a GFWC women's history center into a sustainable reality. Under her leadership the WHRC was formally opened on May 1st, 1984, and here we are 41 years later, still going strong. Your WHRC Librarian is grateful she had the opportunity to meet Juanita a few times in recent years, and thank her for ensuring that we are able to preserve and share GFWC's history through the Women's History and Resource Center.

Today we share this photo of Juanita with Dr. Sally K. Ride, taken in 1983, because June 18th is the 42nd anniversary of Dr. Ride becoming the first American woman to fly in space. Representatives from women's organizations, including Juanita, were invited by the White House to witness the launch, flying from Andrews Air Force Base to Cape Canaveral on Air Force II; later, they attended a reception welcoming the astronauts back to earth at the Air and Space Museum, where this photo was taken. Presidential collection, PRES 1982-1984.14

(Please see our post from earlier this week for information on ways to honor Juanita M. Bryant's legacy, and celebrate her life of service.)

06/13/2025

A REMINDER…

URGENT NEED FOR DIAPERS!

Please help us support the NJ Diaper Network!

The Haddon Fortnightly Evening Membership Department is collecting diapers, from newborn through size 7, including pull-ups.

We will be helping Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey, a nonprofit founded in 1979 that builds a brighter future for children. They promote family wellness, positive parenting, healthy child development, and nurturing communities.

They have indicated there is an urgent need to help local families who struggle financially to provide their babies with an adequate supply of diapers.

The provision of diapers keeps babies safe, as an inadequate diaper supply puts babies at risk of skin diseases and hepatitis. Babies remaining in soiled diapers for prolonged periods of time cry more, fuss more, and are unhappy. A baby crying nonstop is more likely to be abused.

Please bring your donation in sealed packages or cases to the Haddon Fortnightly, 301 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, on Wednesday, July 16th between 8:00 am and 10:00 am, or between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm.

We hope you will join us in this special campaign on behalf of NJ children!

NJ State Federation of Women's Clubs of GFWC
GFWC
Haddonfield Human Relations Commission
Downtown Haddonfield

06/13/2025

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Mabel Kay Senior Center

06/08/2025

On this day, 106 years ago, the Senate approved the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, otherwise known as the 19th amendment, by a 56-25 vote where it was then sent to the states for the final step of the ratification process.

On August 18, 1920, after Tennessee’s approval, the 19th Amendment of the Constitution was ratified.

Article V of the constitution serves as our brief instructions manual on how to amend our nation’s most sacred document. The mere one sentence paragraph gives us two options for ratification: to call a constitutional convention or to get 2/3 support from both Houses of Congress and 2/3 of the states to approve. The former method has only been invoked once, to ratify the 21st amendment in 1933 which officially repealed the 18th amendment, otherwise known as prohibition, the only constitutional amendment to get repealed.

The United States has one of the most rigid Constitutions in the world, making it incredibly difficult to change. The success of the 19th did not happen overnight; in fact, the amendment was first proposed to Congress over 30 years prior to its eventual ratification. The idea for a suffrage amendment emerged officially decades prior, however, at the first American feminist convention in Seneca Falls in 1848. The 19th is a great example of a movement driven amendment, meaning it was not proposed because elected officials advocated for it, rather because generations of women fought tirelessly decade after decade for its full ratification. It wasn’t until 1916 that Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to serve in Congress, meaning suffragists faced an almost entirely male House, many of whom worked relentlessly to prevent women from getting the right to vote.

While the 19th Amendment reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex,” women of color still faced immense barriers when casting their vote. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and the pervasive racism during the Jim Crowe era barred countless women from casting their vote. It was not until the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which barred voter discrimination, that Americans finally had full legal equal suffrage, otherwise known as democracy.

06/08/2025

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06/06/2025

06/01/2025

URGENT NEED FOR DIAPERS!

Please help us support the NJ Diaper Network!

The Haddon Fortnightly Evening Membership Department is collecting diapers, from newborn through size 7, including pull-ups.

We will be helping Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey, a nonprofit founded in 1979 that builds a brighter future for children. They promote family wellness, positive parenting, healthy child development, and nurturing communities.

They have indicated there is an urgent need to help local families who struggle financially to provide their babies with an adequate supply of diapers.

The provision of diapers keeps babies safe, as an inadequate diaper supply puts babies at risk of skin diseases and hepatitis. Babies remaining in soiled diapers for prolonged periods of time cry more, fuss more, and are unhappy. A baby crying nonstop is more likely to be abused.

Please bring your donation in sealed packages or cases to the Haddon Fortnightly, 301 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, on Wednesday, July 16th between 8:00 am and 10:00 am, or between 5:00 pm and 6:30 pm.

We hope you will join us in this special campaign on behalf of NJ children!

NJ State Federation of Women's Clubs of GFWC
GFWC
Haddonfield Human Relations Commission
Downtown Haddonfield

05/31/2025

WE CARE FOR KIDS!

From our annual Snowflake Run, which raises money for teen su***de prevention, to support of our current special state project, the New Jersey Children's Alliance, the Emmanuel Cancer Foundation, and many other child-focused organizations, The Fortnightly is always ready to help keep kids safe, happy, and healthy.