1. Jailed for Freedom
She often deliberately enraged people and then smiled as they simmered. ... Desperate to find a way to reach the president, the member of the movement began taking turns sitting in at the White House. ... Women stood quietly at the White House urging President Wilson to put the power of his office behind the suffrage amendment. ... This was what they heard from people on the street, watching the "shocking," "shameless" women at the gates of the White House. ... As the women protested, sat in at the White House, and made speeches and marches throughout this country, it appeared that the ever...
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- Grade Level: High School