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The New York Times, August 18, 1918 – NAWSA sends its third hospital unit to France to assist war victims. Like the other hospital units sponsored by NAWSA, it is staffed entirely with female physicians and nurses. read clipping

The New York Times, August 18, 1918 – The National Woman’s Party plans a demonstration of one hundred women in Lafayette Square. read clipping

The New York Times, August 21, 1918 – Twenty-three of the women, recently jailed for terms of ten to fifteen days, are released after a six-day hunger strike. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns are among the women set free. read clipping

The New York Times, August 22, 1918 – The National Woman’s Party receives a permit to demonstrate in Lafayette Square. All of the suffragists, previously jailed, have been released without completing their sentences. read clipping

The New York Times, August 25, 1918 – Although the Republicans are in the minority in both houses of Congress, they are pushing for a vote on the Suffrage Amendment. Some believe this is a political move to force the hand of the Democrats. read clipping