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Lafayette Square circa 1918The National Woman’s Party had its headquarters on Lafayette Square, equidistant from the White House and St. John’s Episcopal Church. August 6, 1918…
July 4, 1876One of the myths of the suffrage story is that nothing radical or confrontational happened before 1913. Not so. On July 4, 1876, at the national…
Inauguration DayWe used to inaugurate the U.S. president in March, not January. 107 years ago today, thousands of women massed on Washington to protest the…
Ida fights segregation on the railroadMemphis was rebuilding when Ida B. Wells arrived in the 1880s. After the yellow fever epidemic, the city levied a tax to build drainage systems &…
I demanded that I should be arrested properlyAfter Susan B. Anthony voted in 1872, a deputy federal marshal came to her door and asked her to accompany him downtown. “What for?" she asked. "To…
How we learned to protestBritish suffragists got angry and impatient before the Americans did. Their breakaway radical faction became known as “suffragettes” - it was meant as…
How impact litigation works1. Like all good civil disobedience actions, Susan B Anthony’s was well-planned. Century of Struggle describes the whole effort: she recruited more…
Happy birthday, Mary Ritter BeardI love this photo, though I doubt the accuracy of its caption. I love that the young African-American man (boy?) is the only one aware of being…
Foreign Policy, Public EmbarrassmentThe first time the National Woman’s Party “Silent Sentinels” were arrested, they had been picketing the White House every day for six months. Why were…
Deeds, Not WordsBritish women fought for the vote under the banner “Deeds, Not Words.” Looking at this image of a cricket club set ablaze in 1913, I marvel at their…