February, 1919   Page 1, 2, 3, 4

“Confident in the discrimination and wisdom of the members of the United States Senate, I know that they will not permit such actions to prejudice their sense of justice and their respect for the millions of American women who for half a century have been asking for enfranchisement.” read clipping

The New York Times, February 11, 1919 – Front Page – The US Senate votes again on the Federal Suffrage Amendment, but it falls one vote short of the required two-thirds majority. The final tally is fifty-five votes for the Amendment and twenty-nine against. read clipping

The New York Times, February 11, 1919 – Thirty-nine members of the National Woman's Party are tried for burning the president in effigy. Twenty-five women, including Lucy Burns, are sentenced to five days in jail. Another woman receives a two-day sentence. All the jailed women plan to begin a hunger strike. read clipping

The New York Times, February 12, 1919 – The National Woman's Party plans a demonstration at the dock when President Wilson returns from France. read clipping

The New York Times, February 13, 1919 – Front Page – The International Women’s Suffrage Conference in Paris demands the vote for women in all countries. read clipping