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amendment on august , . [ ] contents background the tour itinerary tactics responses aftermath see also references external links background[ edit ] in the summer of , members of the national woman's party (nwp) began to stage protests at the white house in washington, d.c., demanding the vote for women
. over the course of the summer and fall, many of the women were arrested, often on charges of obstructing traffic, and fined. when they refused to pay those fines, they were jailed. at first, penalties were relatively light, but as the silent sentinels persisted in their vigil, sentences became more...
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