[Detail] Penn[sylvania] on the picket line, 1917

Standards

Collection Overview

Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party contains photographs documenting the activities of this militant organization in the woman’s suffrage movement. Included are a time line, images of parades and other protest activities and images of women imprisoned for their activities in support of the suffrage movement.

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Special Features

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• Suffrage Prisoners
• Timeline
• Detailed Chronology
• Historical Overview of the National Women’s Party
• Profiles of Selected Leaders of the National Women’s Party
• Tactics and Techniques of the National Women’s Party Suffrage Campaign

Historical Eras

These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection although they may not be all-encompassing.

• Emergence of Modern America — 1890-1930

Related Collections and Exhibits

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• Votes for Women
• Votes For Women Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
• American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
• Words and Deeds In American History

Other Resources

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• About the Collection
• Related Resources
• Rights and Reproductions

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