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The New York Times, September 18, 1917 – The Indiana law passed in February 1917, giving women partial suffrage in the state, is declared unconstitutional. The ruling is being appealed. read clipping

The New York Times, September 25, 1917 – The US House of Representatives votes to create a Committee on Woman Suffrage separate from the Judiciary Committee, which had been addressing suffrage. At the White House, four more women are arrested for picketing and released on bond. read clipping

The New York Times, September 26, 1917 – The four picketers, arrested yesterday, are found guilty of obstructing traffic and sentenced to a $25 fine or thirty days in the Occoquan Workhouse. The women refuse to pay the fines and are taken to the workhouse. read clipping

The New York Times, September 26, 1917 – A mobile hospital unit, composed entirely of women, is going to France to help the war effort. The New York suffragists had proposed this unit to the US government in July, but no female physicians are permitted in the US Medical Reserve Corps. However, the French government accepts the aid offered by the women. The unit is comprised of physicians, nurses, and administrative staff. read clipping