1913: The Woman Suffrage Procession (pic heavy)

[demmiblue]

Source: Mashable


In late 1912, the American movement for women’s suffrage was facing a frustrating lack of progress at the national level.

At the annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA), Alice Paul (who had survived imprisonment and force-feeding while fighting for British women’s suffrage) and Lucy Burns proposed an audacious publicity action: a massive march on Washington to coincide with Woodrow Wilson’s presidential inauguration.

Their proposal was approved, and they set about organizing and fundraising for the march, which was set for March 3, 1913.

Feb. 12, 1913
Suffrage hikers led by "General" Rosalie Jones pass through Newark, New Jersey on their march from New York to Washington, D.C.
Image: Library of Congress

A cartoon by George Folsom traces the day-to-day route of the suffrage hike.
Image: Via Barnacle Press

Image: Via Barnacle Press

Image: Library of Congress

March 3, 1913
Grand Marshal Mrs. Richard Coke Burleson leads a mounted brigade in the procession.
Image: Library of Congress

Image: Library of Congress

Hostile crowds flood into the street, blocking the march's progress.
Image: Library of Congress

Image: Library of Congress

More: http://mashable.com/2017/01/08/woman-suffrage-procession/?utm_cid=hp-r-1


January 21, 2017... march on, sisters!

[Kath2]

1. Beautiful.

I will there.

Put this ass on notice that we won't tolerate sexism and racism.

[demmiblue]

2. I wish I could be there.

I will live vicariously through DUers tales of the gathering and, hopefully, a lot of pictures!

[Kath2]

3. There are a lot of local protests, too.

We want to show the world we are not Trump and most of us voted against him.

[demmiblue]

4. I know.

I will try to make it to the rally at our state capital (Lansing, MI).

Michigan Gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer will be speaking.

She is a force to be reckoned with:

[Kath2]

5. She rocks.

We need to elect more just like her.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

6. They marched from New York to Washington, D.C? Holy shit.

[IcyPeas]

7. why are we still debating this sh*t?

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