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Abby Scott Baker in Prison Dress
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Abby Scott Baker served as an officer of the National Women's Party. This picture of Abby Scott Baker in prison dress dates to 1917, after her arrest and conviction for participating in a suffrage protest in Washington, DC.  Detail and larger versions of the photograph are also on this site.

Women of Protest: Photographs from the
Records of the National Woman's Party,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Modifications © Jone Lewis 2005.

Topics: National Women's Party, Abby Scott Baker, suffrage protest, prison dress

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