Who Picketed the White House?

Ten suffragists were arrested on August 28, 1917, as they picketed the White House. The protesters were there in an effort to pressure President Woodrow Wilson to support the proposed “Anthony amendment” to the Constitution that would guarantee women the right to vote.

Who were the first to picket the White House?

In January 1917, Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party (NWP) became the first people to ever picket the White House. Frustrated after years of continued opposition to a women's suffrage amendment, Paul and the other suffragists held banners that read: “Mr.

What did Alice Paul do at the White House?

Paul organized the "Silent Sentinels," a group of women who protested in front of the White House, holding banners which proclaimed, "Mr. President -- What will you do for woman suffrage?" The picketing continued even as American readied for war.