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The New York Times, July 19, 1917 – Front Page – President Wilson is considering his options regarding the women sent to the Occoquan Workhouse. One option is a pardon. Another option is to address the Federal Suffrage Amendment as a war measure. read clipping

The New York Times, July 19, 1917 – Members of the National Woman’s Party, from all over the country, send telegrams to President Wilson protesting the imprisonment of the sixteen suffragists. read clipping

The New York Times, July 19, 1917 – Editorial – The editor of The New York Times has no sympathy for the women in the Occoquan Workhouse. read clipping

The New York Times, July 20, 1917 – Front Page – On the second day of their sixty-day term at the Occoquan Workhouse, President Wilson pardons the women. Initially they consider refusing the pardon, until they are convinced by Dudley Field Malone that President Wilson will support passage of the Federal Suffrage Amendment. read clipping

The New York Times, July 20, 1917 – Superintendant Whittaker, of the Occoquan Workhouse, says the suffragists will be treated more harshly if they are imprisoned again. read clipping