Occoquan Workhouse, Virginia
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Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia was a notorious early-20th-century prison and labor camp where suffragists like Alice Paul were harshly incarcerated for their activism.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Occoquan Workhouse | 1 |
| Night of Terror | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor camp
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prison ⓘ prisoner abuse incident ⓘ workhouse ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Occoquan Work House
NERFINISHED
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Occoquan Workhouse Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ Occoquan Workhouse and Reformatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | imprisoned suffragists ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | American women’s suffrage movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | National Woman's Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conditionsDescribedAs |
brutal
ⓘ
overcrowded ⓘ unsanitary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentName | Workhouse Arts Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
arts center
ⓘ
museum space ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
congressional hearings on treatment of suffragists
ⓘ
memoirs and accounts of imprisoned suffragists ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | historical markers about suffragists ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalRole | galvanized public support for woman suffrage ⓘ |
| inmatesIncluded |
Alice Paul
NERFINISHED
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Lucy Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ National Woman's Party members ⓘ Silent Sentinels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | part of Lorton Correctional Complex ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 9601 Ox Road, Lorton, Virginia (approximate modern address) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Occoquan, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Occoquan Workhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Night of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh treatment of prisoners
ⓘ
imprisonment of suffragists ⓘ role in American woman suffrage movement ⓘ |
| operatedBy | District of Columbia penal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedFor | District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | District of Columbia government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lorton prison complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| punishmentsIncluded |
force-feeding of hunger strikers
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physical abuse ⓘ solitary confinement ⓘ |
| startDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
books on U.S. woman suffrage
ⓘ
documentaries on the Night of Terror ⓘ |
| usedFor |
confinement of political prisoners
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incarceration of women prisoners ⓘ penal labor ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Occoquan Workhouse