October, 1917   Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

The New York Times, October 21, 1917 – Alice Paul, along with three other women, is arrested for picketing again, after having been released following her first arrest. read clipping

The New York Times, October 21, 1917 – Carrie Chapman Catt will lead a massive suffrage parade in New York. The suffragists in New York plan to carry banners saying they stand by their country and their president, and that they are opposed to picketing the White House. The suffragists will display the signatures of over one million women in New York who want the suffrage referendum to be passed. read clipping

The New York Times, October 21, 1917 – Carrie Chapman Catt speaks at Carnegie Hall and invites the anti-suffrage groups to provide questions for her to answer. None of the anti-suffragists show. read clipping

The New York Times, October 23, 1917 – Alice Paul is sentenced to seven months in the workhouse. read clipping

The New York Times, October 23, 1917 – Suffragists from the National Woman’s Party refuse to march in the suffrage parade in New York because of the banner denouncing the White House picketing. read clipping