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Suffrage martyrPresident Wilson surely thought the National Woman’s Party women were nasty. They campaigned ferociously against his reelection in western states in…
Lafayette, we are here!No one symbolizes Franco-American friendship and loyalty like the Marquis de Lafayette, hero of the Revolutionary War. During WWI, soldiers and…
Guess who's coming to dinner, Woodrow!The @WWilsonHouse seems committed to making Pres. Wilson roll in his grave. Not sure how I feel about remaking a villain as a hero, but we get a good…
Getting the President's AttentionDirect action strategies almost always start with a modest gesture, which is pilloried as inappropriate and impolite. Once activists escalate to more…
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…
First suffragist meetings with the PresidentTwo weeks after Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, Alice Paul led a delegation to the White House for suffragists’ first-ever meeting with a US President.…
Banner DropIf you’ve ever snuck in somewhere to conduct a secret mission, you know how hard Mabel Vernon’s heart was pounding on December 5, 1916. She was…
Access to the White HouseThe day before suffragists started picketing the White House, they were there as invited guests. Access thread. One of the striking things about the…
A genius for publicityHad the 1913 march gone flawlessly it would have been less of a success. Alice Paul immediately realized that the violent disruption and police…
6.6% of the nationThis is not a thread about the pros and cons of 3rd-party candidates. This is just to say that Woodrow Wilson became President of the United States…