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A Look Back at a 1913 Women’s Suffrage Meeting on 15th St.

  • Published December 12, 2013
Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congress pass the National woman suffrage amendment-- Feb. 1913. Corner Penn. Ave. and 15th St. where the Washington Hotel now stands.
Take a look back at a 1913 women's suffrage meeting in Washington, DC. Learn the history of the women's suffrage movement and see two photos from the meeting on 15th St.
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Below are two photos from a 1913 women’s suffrage meeting on 15th St.

Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congress pass the National woman suffrage amendment-- Feb. 1913. Corner Penn. Ave. and 15th St. where the Washington Hotel now stands.
Suffrage open air meeting at the National Capitol demanding that Congress pass the National woman suffrage amendment– Feb. 1913. Corner Penn. Ave. and 15th St. where the Washington Hotel now stands.
Open air meeting at Washington, D.C. March 1913, calling upon Congress to pass the national woman suffrage amendment. Mrs. Mary Beard, wife of Professor Charles Beard of Columbia University, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, is speaking.
Open air meeting at Washington, D.C. March 1913, calling upon Congress to pass the national woman suffrage amendment. Mrs. Mary Beard, wife of Professor Charles Beard of Columbia University, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, is speaking.

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