120:. Together they formed the Allegheny County Equal Rights Association (ACERA). ACERA changed its title in 1910 to The Equal Rights Franchise Federation of Western Pennsylvania. Roessing was vice-president. In 1912, she was also involved at the state level as president of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association (PWSA). She and others travelled throughout Pennsylvania giving speeches and lobbying the Pennsylvania legislature to pass a woman suffrage bill. This included a four month tour with the
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88:(May 11, 1881 – May 15, 1963) was a leader in Pennsylvania's women's suffrage movement during the early 1900s. She was an active participant in the women's suffrage movement and various Pittsburgh-area organizations.
100:, to John Bradley and Anna Marie (Friedrich) Bradley. John was a successful tailor. Jennie married and later divorced Frank M. Roessing, a civil engineer. Jennie Bradley Roessing died in Pittsburgh on May 15, 1963.
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