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Paul organized the Silent Sentinels, a group of women who protested in front of the White House, holding banners which proclaimed, Mr. President -- What will you do for woman suffrage? The picketing continued even as America readied for war. The suffragists were first harassed, then arrested. Sent to the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia along with many others, Alice Paul began a hunger strike. Force-fed through tubes and threatened with commitment to an insane asylum, Paul remained steadfast. Wilson was offended by Pauls tactics, but he was also keenly aware of the suffrage movements growing political strength. By the end of 1917, Wilson finally announced his support for the suffrage amendment. TheNineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote passed in 1920. Source PBS
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:17:28 +0000

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