Women's Rights
Washington, D.C., March 3, 1913
Suffragette Parade Led by Inez Milholland the Day before Wilson's Inauguration
Stereograph

A lovely stereoview of a parade held in Washington, D.C. for the Suffragette movement. Measuring 7" x 3.5", Washington, D.C., dated March 3, 1913. Produced by the Keystone View Company, No. 11940, "Suffragette Parade". The photograph is a street view of a parade, where Grand Marshal, Mrs. Richard Burleson and Herald, Miss Inez Milholland lead the group, along with other prominent workers on horseback. Milholland can be seen at the front of the group on a white horse. The women ride next to a large float reading "WE DEMAND AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES ENFRANCHISING THE WOMEN OF THE COUNTRY." The stereoview has curved edges and light bumping to corners, with scattered soiling throughout. Else, very good.

On March 3, 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson's presidential inauguration, thousands of women marched along Pennsylvania Avenue, in a procession organized by the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The purpose of the parade was to draw attention to women's exclusion from the democratic process. Newly-appointed chairs of NAWSA's Congressional Committee, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, were the lead organizers of the event and were determined to bring new energy to the campaign for women's suffrage. The Susan B. Anthony amendment to the U.S. Constitution was first proposed in 1878 but had only come up for a vote once in Congress in the subsequent 35 years.

Inez Milholland (1886-1916), a famed activist, lawyer, and public speaker rode a white horse named Grey Dawn at the front of the procession. She boldly wore a white dress, cape, and a golden tiara with the star of hope on top. Known as "the most beautiful suffragist", she stood as an example of the New Woman of the twentieth century. This was the generation of suffragists who challenged society's expectations of what it meant to be a woman. They called themselves feminists and were fighting not just for the vote, but for full equality.

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3.5" x 7"