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Lucy Burns was a cofounder of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, a leader in the National Woman's Party, and a militant suffragist working for a federal constitutional amendment.
Militant Suffragists Split Over Strategy
Lucy Burns was part of the split over suffrage strategy, joining with Alice Paul.
Lucy Burns
Biography of Lucy Burns from a Women's Suffrage site, well hyper-linked for more information.
The Longest Labor Ends
An excerpt from A History of the American Suffragist Movement which includes the role of Lucy Burns in the last phase of the suffrage struggle.

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