Women and the right to vote-Part II

Mrs Pauline Adams in the prison garb she wore while serving a 60 day sentence (above)

HBO has a new movie entitled "Iron Jawed Angels". It is a graphic depiction of the battle these women waged so that we could pull the curtain at the polling booth and have our say.

Miss Edith Ainge, of Jamestown, New York (above)

Berthe Arnold, CSU graduate (above)





Conferring over ratification [of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution] at [National Woman's Party] headquarters, Jackson Pl [ace] [ Washington , D.C. ]. L-R Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, Anita Pollitzer, Alice Paul, Florence Boeckel, Mabel Vernon (standing, right))

The movie shows Woodrow Wilson and his cronies try to persuade a psychiatrist to declare Alice Paul insane so that she could be permanently institutionalized. It is inspiring to watch the doctor refuse. Alice Paul was strong, he said, and brave. That didn't make her crazy.
The doctor admonished the men, "Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity."

We need to get out and vote and use this right that was fought so hard for by these very courageous women. Whether you vote democratic, republican, or independent, remember to vote.

Helena Hill Weed, Norwalk , Conn. Serving 3 day sentence in D.C. prison for carrying banner, 'Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.')

History is being made.