SUFFRAGISTS TO PICKET OUTSIDE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On June 3, 1920, Alice Paul*, arriving here in Chicago, announced that suffragists would be picketing outside the Republican National Convention scheduled to be held in the Windy City the following week.
The purpose of the picketing was to support final ratification of the 19th Amendment**, a.k.a. the Susan B. Anthony amendment, giving women the right to vote.
Alice Paul said...
"We are protesting against the continued disenfranchisement of women for which the Republican Party has now become responsible."***
*Alice Paul (1885-1977) was born in Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey & graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 & received an M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania (1907). She earned a law degree, LLM & Doctor of Laws at American University. AP led the National Woman's Party & the campaign for the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
**19th Amendment: "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied...on account of sex"
***The United States Senate approved the 19th amendment by a vote of 56 to 25 on June 4, 1919. 20 Democrats voted for the amendment while 17 voted against it. 36 Republicans voted for while only 8 voted against. The amendment was ratified by Tennessee, the 36th & deciding state, on August 18, 1920.
SOURCES
"June 3 1920: Suffragists to Protest Republican National Convention," by David Dismore, June 3, 2014. Feminist Daily Newswire, www.feminist.org/
"Women of Protest: Photos from the Records of the National Women's Party", Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
Alice Paul (1920)
The Woman Suffrage Memorial
Chicago, Illinois (JFK+50) On June 3, 1920, Alice Paul*, arriving here in Chicago, announced that suffragists would be picketing outside the Republican National Convention scheduled to be held in the Windy City the following week.
The purpose of the picketing was to support final ratification of the 19th Amendment**, a.k.a. the Susan B. Anthony amendment, giving women the right to vote.
Alice Paul said...
"We are protesting against the continued disenfranchisement of women for which the Republican Party has now become responsible."***
*Alice Paul (1885-1977) was born in Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey & graduated from Swarthmore College in 1905 & received an M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania (1907). She earned a law degree, LLM & Doctor of Laws at American University. AP led the National Woman's Party & the campaign for the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote.
**19th Amendment: "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied...on account of sex"
***The United States Senate approved the 19th amendment by a vote of 56 to 25 on June 4, 1919. 20 Democrats voted for the amendment while 17 voted against it. 36 Republicans voted for while only 8 voted against. The amendment was ratified by Tennessee, the 36th & deciding state, on August 18, 1920.
SOURCES
"June 3 1920: Suffragists to Protest Republican National Convention," by David Dismore, June 3, 2014. Feminist Daily Newswire, www.feminist.org/
"Women of Protest: Photos from the Records of the National Women's Party", Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
Alice Paul (1920)
Harris & Ewing, Inc. Photo
Library of Congress Image
The Woman Suffrage Memorial
Market Square
Knoxville, Tennessee
Photo by John White (2008)
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