#silent sentinels

[herbalnature]

A vast blue sky stretches above, where fluffy clouds clump together like cotton candy. Below, towering light poles stand as silent sentinels at the edge of an unseen field.

[aforismidiunpazzo]

Accadde Oggi: 10 Gennaio

1917

Le Silent Sentinels cominciano la protesta per ottenere il suffragio universale, fuori dalla Casa Bianca. Continueranno fino al Giugno 1919.

1985

Il sandinista Daniel Ortega diventa presidente del Nicaragua, continuando la trasformazione del paese verso il socialismo.

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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Marginal Mennonite Society

Photo: Mabel Vernon marching to the White House.

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Happy birthday, Mabel Vernon (Sept. 19, 1883 - Sept. 2, 1975). Quaker. Pacifist. Feminist. Suffragist. Graduate of Swarthmore College (1906). Mabel was a key organizer of the "Silent Sentinels," a network of women who took turns picketing the White House every day from January 1917 to June 1919. After President Wilson announced U.S. entry into World War I, Mabel was part of a group who met with Wilson. She said to him: "If the right of those who want to have a voice in their government is so sacred a cause as to constitute the reason for entering the war in its defense, will you not, Mr. President, give immediate aid to the measure before Congress demanding self-government for the women of this country?" In her later years Mabel was active with the Women's International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF). She lived in Washington, D.C., with her companion, Consuelo Reyes-Calderon, from 1951 until her death in 1975. Born in Wilmington, Delaware. Died in Washington, D.C. ~The Marginal Mennonite Society Heroes Series

[gregorygalloway]

On 10 January 1917, a group of suffragists organized by Alice Paul (who would turn 32 the following day) began picketing in front of The White House, the first organized protest outside the official residence and office of the President.

More than 2,000 women joined “The Silent Sentinels” during the 2 1/2-year protest. More than 500 were arrested (mainly for “obstructing traffic”) and 168 served jail time (where many of the protesters were harassed, beaten, and tortured by guards). Alice Paul was arrested on 20 October 1917 and sentenced to 7 months in prison, where she went on hunger strike and was quickly joined by others. The women were force fed by prison staff, who forced rubber tubes down their throats. Paul and the other suffragists were released on 28 November.

On 9 January 1918, President Woodrow Wilson announced his support for the women's right to vote. The next day, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the 19th amendment but the Senate refused to even debate it until October (where it failed by 2 votes in November). The 19th Amendment finally passed both chambers on 4 June 1919, and the protests ended, with the suffragists turning toward ensuring that the amendment was ratified by the states, which became official on 26 August 1920.

[aforismidiunpazzo]

Accadde Oggi: 10 Gennaio 1917

Le Silent Sentinels cominciano la protesta per ottenere il suffragio universale, fuori dalla Casa Bianca. Continueranno fino al Giugno 1919.

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[historysisco]

On This Day in History January 10, 1917: Supporters of the Suffragette movement known as the "Silent Sentinels" first protest outside The White House, in Washington. The protests were organized by the National Women’s Party (NWP) and the aim of the protests were for an amendment to the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. This changed from the original aim of trying to get each state to grant the women the right to vote. 

Up to this point, only 10 states had granted women the right to vote:

Wyoming 1890

Colorado 1893

Utah 1896

Idaho 1896

Washington 1910

California 1911

Arizona 1912

Kansas 1912

Oregon 1912

Montana 1914

Nevada 1914

By the time that the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920, 15 states in total had granted women the right to vote:

New York 1917

Michigan 1918

Oklahoma 1918

South Dakota 1918

For Further Reading:

National Woman's Party Protests During World War I from the National Park Service website

January 1, 1919 Map: States grant women the right to vote from the Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline from the National Constitution Center website

100 Years Ago, A Different March for Women’s Rights by John Powell from the Newseum website dated January 10, 2017

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Good Ole Green Boots.

Talked about in the latest episode of Beardomancy 101!