The women who were jailed for "obstructing traffic" were mistreated in prison and staged hunger strikes.
Jailed for Freedom Pin
National Woman's Party, 1917
National Woman's Party 1917 pin commemorating suffragists who were "jailed for freedom," arrested for demonstrating outside the White House.
National Woman's Party 1917 pin commemorating suffragists who were "jailed for freedom," arrested for demonstrating outside the White House.
Courtesy National Museum of American HistorySuggested Reading
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