Suffragist Alice Paul, in a 1913 photograph. Paul was born in New Jersey, earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, then traveled to England and became friends with members of the women’s suffrage movement there. She soon became very active herself, and, on returning to the United States soon after, joined the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Her first actions as part of NAWSA were to organize a massive parade in Washington, D.C. to promote a new constitutional amendment that would guarantee women’s right to vote in the U.S.
The crowd surrounds and slows a Red Cross ambulance during the Women’s suffrage procession, on March 3, 1913. Dozens of marchers were injured during the march, shoved and tripped by spectators.
This Sunday is the 100th anniversary of the 1913 Suffrage March
War on Women, Waged in Postcards: Memes from the Suffragist Era
Anti- and Pro-suffrage propoganda from the early 20th century. Interesting to see how the arguments were made. Shocking to realize that women have only been able to vote for less than 100 years.
Tableau presented by the Women’s Suffrage Association, on the U.S. Treasury building steps, on March 3, 1913.
March 3, 1913: thousands march down Pennsylvania Avenue for women’s suffrage.
Honor the women who fought for their rights this weekend during the centennial of the 1913 Suffrage March.
Look at this awesome woman protesting for her rights!
March 3 this year is the 100th anniversary of the 1913 march for women’s suffrage.
A map of the march for women’s suffrage in 1913
On March 3, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the landmark 1913 women’s march for suffrage! Is it just us, or is it kind of unbelievable that women’s rights to vote isn’t even 100 years old?
Help us celebrate these women, and our history, by taking a picture of your own suffrage hat and posting it on AAUW’s Facebook page!
