CarveHerName on Nostr: #OnThisDay, 20 Oct 1917, US suffragist Alice Paul is arrested at the silent sentinels ...
#OnThisDay, 20 Oct 1917, US suffragist Alice Paul is arrested at the silent sentinels picket of the White House.
Two days later she is sentenced to 7 months in the notorious Occoquan workhouse. At the start of November, Paul and fellow suffrage campaigner Rose Winslow go on hunger strike and are force fed. A week after that, Paul is sent to the psychiatric ward in an attempt to discredit her.
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Two days later she is sentenced to 7 months in the notorious Occoquan workhouse. At the start of November, Paul and fellow suffrage campaigner Rose Winslow go on hunger strike and are force fed. A week after that, Paul is sent to the psychiatric ward in an attempt to discredit her.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #AmericanHistory #Histodons