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The Suffragists' Fight for Voting Rights in Occoquan Workhouse
27:06 - 36:01 (08:55)
Women were sentenced to Occoquan workhouse in Virginia for demanding to be treated as political prisoners instead of criminals, as they protested for their right to vote as part of the suffragist movement. Known as the silent sentinels, they held up banners demanding women's suffrage every day.
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The Silent Sentinels were a group of women who every day held up banners demanding women be granted their right to vote.
27:06 - 29:48 (02:41)
Summary
The Silent Sentinels were a group of women who every day held up banners demanding women be granted their right to vote. Their efforts faced opposition during World War I, when some believed they should pause their fight for women's voting rights.
ChapterThe Suffragists' Fight for Voting Rights in Occoquan Workhouse
Episode108: The Night of Terror. Women's Rights National Historic Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
Women who peacefully protested outside the White House were being sent to Occoquan Workhouse for several months.
29:48 - 33:17 (03:29)
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Women who peacefully protested outside the White House were being sent to Occoquan Workhouse for several months. There, they faced dehumanizing treatment, including strip searches, cold water sprays, brutal treatment from guards, and forced feeding during their hunger strikes.
ChapterThe Suffragists' Fight for Voting Rights in Occoquan Workhouse
Episode108: The Night of Terror. Women's Rights National Historic Park.
PodcastNational Park After Dark
Women protesting for suffrage were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse after demanding to be treated as political prisoners, where they were subjected to inhumane treatment and abuse from guards.
33:17 - 36:01 (02:44)
Summary
Women protesting for suffrage were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse after demanding to be treated as political prisoners, where they were subjected to inhumane treatment and abuse from guards.