North Carolina governor highlights Jewish suffragist in US birthday message

North Carolina governor highlights Jewish suffragist in US birthday message

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein marked the nation's 250th anniversary on Monday by urging Americans to continue striving toward the country's founding ideals and highlighting the legacy of Jewish suffragist Gertrude Weil.In a Fourth of July message, Stein wrote that although the Declaration of Independence proclaimed equality and liberty, "our young nation did not fully live up to those ideals," and generations of Americans "never stopped pursuin…