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The New York Times, July 8, 1917 – To assist in the war effort, NAWSA offers to staff a mobile hospital unit. read clipping

The New York Times, July 9, 1917 – The women arrested on the Fourth of July refuse to stop picketing and won’t pay the $25 fine, so they are sent to jail, but are released after three days. read clipping

The New York Times, July 9, 1917 – Letter to the Editor – In a long letter, Alva E. Belmont, from the National Woman’s Party, describes the White House picketers as women fighting for democracy and democratic ideals. read clipping

The New York Times, July 12, 1917 – The suffragists in the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, affiliated with NAWSA, make an appeal to Alice Paul to stop the picketing at the White House. The New York suffragists are concerned that the negative publicity will adversely affect the upcoming referendum on suffrage in New York State. Alice Paul and the National Woman’s Party plan to continue picketing. read clipping

The New York Times, July 15, 1917 – Letter to the Editor – Two of the suffragists, arrested on the Fourth of July and subsequently jailed, say that the picketers are innocent — instead the guilt lies with those who deny women justice. read clipping