Silent Sentinels protest at the White House
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historical event
nonviolent protest
picketing campaign
political demonstration
women's suffrage protest
The Silent Sentinels protest at the White House was a landmark 1917–1919 women’s suffrage picketing campaign in Washington, D.C., where activists silently demonstrated for the right to vote and helped galvanize support for the 19th Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silent Sentinels protest at the White House canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silent Sentinels protest at the White House Context triple: [National Woman's Party, organizedEvent, Silent Sentinels protest at the White House]
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A.
Madres de Plaza de Mayo marches
The Madres de Plaza de Mayo marches are weekly demonstrations by mothers of disappeared political dissidents in Argentina’s Dirty War, who publicly demand truth and justice for their missing children.
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B.
Let My People Go movement
The Let My People Go movement was a global campaign, especially active among Jews in the West, advocating for the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate and practice their religion freely during the Cold War.
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C.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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D.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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E.
Vieques protests
The Vieques protests were a major civil disobedience campaign in Puerto Rico against U.S. Navy bombing exercises on the island of Vieques, symbolizing broader struggles for environmental justice, demilitarization, and self-determination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Silent Sentinels protest at the White House Target entity description: The Silent Sentinels protest at the White House was a landmark 1917–1919 women’s suffrage picketing campaign in Washington, D.C., where activists silently demonstrated for the right to vote and helped galvanize support for the 19th Amendment.
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A.
Madres de Plaza de Mayo marches
The Madres de Plaza de Mayo marches are weekly demonstrations by mothers of disappeared political dissidents in Argentina’s Dirty War, who publicly demand truth and justice for their missing children.
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B.
Let My People Go movement
The Let My People Go movement was a global campaign, especially active among Jews in the West, advocating for the right of Soviet Jews to emigrate and practice their religion freely during the Cold War.
-
C.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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D.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
-
E.
Vieques protests
The Vieques protests were a major civil disobedience campaign in Puerto Rico against U.S. Navy bombing exercises on the island of Vieques, symbolizing broader struggles for environmental justice, demilitarization, and self-determination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
nonviolent protest ⓘ picketing campaign ⓘ political demonstration ⓘ women's suffrage protest ⓘ |
| aimedAt | securing women's right to vote in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Silent Sentinels White House picketing
ⓘ
surface form:
Silent Sentinels campaign
White House pickets of the National Woman's Party ⓘ |
| chronology | preceded the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1919 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1919 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
galvanized support for the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
generated sympathy for imprisoned suffragists ⓘ increased public awareness of women's suffrage ⓘ put political pressure on President Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arrests of suffragists
ⓘ
imprisonment of protesters ⓘ picketing of the White House gates ⓘ use of banners criticizing President Woodrow Wilson ⓘ use of silent protest tactics ⓘ |
| influenced | later nonviolent protest movements in the United States ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | court rulings overturning convictions of suffragist picketers ⓘ |
| location |
Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
White House ⓘ |
| method |
nonviolent civil disobedience
ⓘ
silent picketing ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first group to picket the White House continuously
ⓘ
mass arrests of women protesters ⓘ use of silence as a protest tactic ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
District of Columbia police
Woodrow Wilson administration ⓘ |
| opposedTo | denial of women's suffrage ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Alice Paul
ⓘ
Lucy Burns ⓘ National Woman's Party ⓘ |
| participant |
Alice Paul
ⓘ
Doris Stevens ⓘ Inez Milholland ⓘ
surface form:
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Lucy Burns ⓘ members of the National Woman's Party ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
women's suffrage movement ⓘ
surface form:
American women's suffrage movement
National Woman's Party pickets ⓘ World War I-era civil liberties debates ⓘ |
| slogan |
Woodrow Wilson
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surface form:
Kaiser Wilson
Mr. President, how long must women wait for liberty? ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War I ⓘ |
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