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The Last Women Jailed for Suffrage (episode 173)
The Last Women Jailed for Suffrage (episode 173)
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33 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2020
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On February 24, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson visited Boston on his way home from the peace conference that ended World War I, expecting to find adoring supporters. Instead, he was greeted by members of the National Women’s Party. After a long campaign that had the 19th amendment on the verge of passing, they now blamed Wilson for dragging his feet and shifting his attention from suffrage to the peace treaty and the League of Nations. The protesters marched to the Massachusetts State House, where they refused to disperse for the president’s arrival. 25 women were arrested and taken to the Charles Street Jail, where sixteen of them would become known as the last women to be jailed for suffrage.
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Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory
Released:
Feb 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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