Bastille Day Spells Prison for Sixteen Suffragettes who Picketed the White House
Title
Bastille Day Spells Prison for Sixteen Suffragettes who Picketed the White House
Subject
Suffragettes picketing the White House
Description
Bastille Day spells prison for sixteen suffragettes who picketed the White House. Miss Julia Hurlbut of Morristown, New Jersey, leading the sixteen members of the National Womans Party who participated in the picketing demonstration in front of the White House, Washington, District of Columbia, July 14,1917, which led to their arrest. These sixteen women were sent to the workhouse at Occoquan, on July 17, 1917, upon their refusal to pay fines of $25 each, but were pardoned on July 19, 1917.
Creator
War Department. 1789-9/18/1947. National Archives
Source
Date
7/14/1917
Contributor
International Film Service, Photographer
Rights
Restricted - Possibly
Specific Use Restriction: Copyright
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Specific Use Restriction: Copyright
Note: Photographs taken by commercial sources may be copyrighted.
Original Format
photograph
Citation
War Department. 1789-9/18/1947. National Archives, “Bastille Day Spells Prison for Sixteen Suffragettes who Picketed the White House,” Scholars' Commons Online Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.libraries.indiana.edu/scholarscommons/items/show/29.