HISTORIC NATIONAL WOMEN'S PARTY SUFFRAGE SASH.
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Winning Bid:
$4,248.00
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 2, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
4.5x22" w/.5x2" label "Meyers Military Shop 1231 Penn. Ave. N.W. Washington, DC." Made of 44" long ribbons of satin fabric in the colors of Alice Paul & Lucy Burns' National Women's Party (NWP). Creases and wrinkles from moderate use. Fine. Sashes, like the example offered here, can be seen in various photographs of the iconic NWP Silent Sentinels demonstrations outside the White House. The group was the first in American history to picket the White House. becoming known for their banners w/inflammatory slogans aimed directly at Wilson and their silence while protesting. In June of 1917 many began to be arrested for obstructing traffic and were sent to the Occoquan Workhouse where they were treated in cruel fashion. Subsequent media coverage across the country helped to swing support nationally for a suffrage amendment. NWP continued demonstrations until June 4, 1919 when the Nineteenth Amendment passed.
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