Title
Letter : A.R. Brodbeck to Mrs. A.A. Holden. [1917]
Description
Letter from Andrew Brodbeck, Congressman from Pennsylvania, to Mrs. A.A. Holden regarding the woman suffrage amendment and the National Woman's Party pickets of the White House.
In 1917, the National Woman's Party, founded by Alice Paul, targeted the President and Congress by staging protests at the gates of the White House every day to garner nationwide attention on the suffrage movement and fight for a federal suffrage amendment. The nonviolent protests ultimately led to attacks, arrest, imprisonment and force-feeding of the women. The National American Woman Suffrage Association and its affiliates were vocal in condemning the pickets and demonstrating ongoing support of the government and President Wilson.
In 1917, the National Woman's Party, founded by Alice Paul, targeted the President and Congress by staging protests at the gates of the White House every day to garner nationwide attention on the suffrage movement and fight for a federal suffrage amendment. The nonviolent protests ultimately led to attacks, arrest, imprisonment and force-feeding of the women. The National American Woman Suffrage Association and its affiliates were vocal in condemning the pickets and demonstrating ongoing support of the government and President Wilson.
Date
1917
Subject
Brodbeck, Andrew, 1860-1937
Holden, Mrs. Amasa A.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Woman's Party
Picketing
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Woman Suffrage
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania
Holden, Mrs. Amasa A.
National American Woman Suffrage Association
National Woman's Party
Picketing
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Woman Suffrage
Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania
Format
1 p.
Language
English
Identifier
DOCU.1917.26
Original Format
Letters (correspondence)
Physical Dimensions
20.5 x 25 cm.
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