Jail for the Ladies
The suffragette movement began in the mid-nineteenth century, but by the turn of the 20th, had seen little progress. Few people, including many women, thought allowing females a vote was an important matter. Alice Paul gave the movement new visibility with a 1913 march in Washington. To keep the matter in the public eye a group of women, called the Silent Sentinels, began a vigil in front of the White House. With the entry of the US into the European war in 1918, the women were attacked as unpatriotic for their protest. The women were jailed, and fed by force.
Susan B. Anthony had already cast a vote in 1872 after men at the polling place had allowed it. They all went to jail.
Comments
No comments posted.
Loading...
LINKS
Archive
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
(16)
July (16)
(31)
August (31)
(30)
September (30)
(31)
October (31)
(30)
November (30)
(31)
December (31)
|
(31)
January (31)
(29)
February (29)
(31)
March (31)
(10)
April (10)
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
|
© Monumental Washington