1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.

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historical event political demonstration protest march women's suffrage march

The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. was a landmark national march for women’s voting rights held on the eve of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, drawing thousands of participants and widespread attention to the suffrage movement.

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Label	Occurrences
1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. canonical	2
1913 suffrage parade	1
Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ political demonstration ⓘ protest march ⓘ women's suffrage march ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: 1913 suffrage parade 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913
associatedWithMovement	American woman suffrage movement ⓘ first-wave feminism ⓘ
commemoratedBy	historical markers and centennial events in 2013 ⓘ
date	1913-03-03 ⓘ
estimatedParticipants	approximately 5,000 to 8,000 marchers ⓘ
featuredParticipant	Anna Howard Shaw ⓘ Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch ⓘ surface form: Harriet Stanton Blatch Helen Keller ⓘ Ida B. Wells ⓘ surface form: Ida B. Wells-Barnett Inez Milholland ⓘ Jane Addams ⓘ
featuredParticipantRole	Inez Milholland rode a white horse at the head of the procession ⓘ
heldOnEveOf	first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson ⓘ
includedSection	African American women contingents ⓘ college women ⓘ men's suffrage leagues ⓘ professional women ⓘ state delegations ⓘ working women ⓘ
lawEnforcementResponse	Washington, D.C. police failed to adequately protect marchers ⓘ
legacy	considered a turning point in the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
mediaCoverage	extensively covered by newspapers across the United States ⓘ
notableAspect	featured elaborate pageantry and allegorical tableaux ⓘ one of the first large national suffrage parades in Washington, D.C. ⓘ strategically timed to coincide with Woodrow Wilson's arrival for his inauguration ⓘ
opposedBy	hostile crowds of mostly male spectators ⓘ
organizedBy	Alice Paul ⓘ National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ surface form: Congressional Committee of NAWSA Lucy Burns ⓘ National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ
organizedFrom	headquarters in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
preceded	heightened Congressional lobbying for a federal suffrage amendment ⓘ
purpose	to advocate for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote in the United States ⓘ to draw national attention to the woman suffrage movement ⓘ
racialControversy	African American women were asked by some organizers to march in segregated sections ⓘ Ida B. Wells ⓘ surface form: Ida B. Wells-Barnett defied segregation by joining the Illinois delegation
resultedIn	a subsequent investigation by the U.S. Senate into police conduct ⓘ increased visibility and momentum for the woman suffrage movement ⓘ injuries to many marchers due to crowd interference ⓘ widespread national press coverage of the suffrage cause ⓘ
slogan	Votes for Women ⓘ
spectatorCount	tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ
tookPlaceIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
tookPlaceOn	Pennsylvania Avenue ⓘ
visualSymbol	banners and sashes in purple, white, and gold ⓘ

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National Woman's Party → organizedEvent → 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. → alsoKnownAs → 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

this entity surface form: Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913

1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. → alsoKnownAs → 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1913 suffrage parade

NWP → organizedEvent → 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

subject surface form: National Woman's Party