February, 1919   Page 1, 2, 3, 4

The New York Times, February 25, 1919 – Twenty-two members of the National Woman’s Party are arrested for demonstrating when the president arrives in Boston. read clipping

The New York Times, February 26, 1919 – Twenty of the twenty-two suffragists arrested in Boston are fined $5. Three pay the fines; seventeen refuse to pay and are sent to jail. Two of the suffragists are discharged — one is found not guilty; there other is only fourteen years old. read clipping

The New York Times, February 27, 1919 – The Democratic National Committee adopts a platform in favor of the Federal Suffrage Amendment and the creation of a Democratic Party women’s auxiliary. The Republicans had already adopted a similar stance on the Suffrage Amendment. read clipping

The New York Times, February 27, 1919 – The Maine Senate passes a bill to give women the right to vote in presidential elections. read clipping