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The New York Times, March 5, 1919 – Front Page – The sixty-fifth congressional session ends without another vote in the US Senate on suffrage. This means the Suffrage Amendment will have to be re-introduced in both the House and Senate when the Sixty-sixth Congress is convened. That is not scheduled to happen until December. read clipping

 

The New York Times, March 5, 1919 – Front Page – President Wilson and ex-President Taft give speeches in New York City promoting the League of Nations. read clipping

 

The New York Times, March 5, 1919 – Two hundred women from the National Woman’s Party attempt to stage a demonstration while the president is speaking in New York. Six women, including Alice Paul, are arrested and then released. read clipping

   

The New York Times, March 6, 1919 – According to Alice Paul, the police and the crowds destroy $500 worth of banners and treat the women roughly. read clipping

   

The New York Times, March 8, 1919 – Several US senators praise the women of the New York City Woman Suffrage Party, affiliated with NAWSA, for their work in both war and peace. Carrie Chapman Catt applauds the work of war correspondent Philip Gibbs, who reported extensively on women’s contributions to the war. read clipping

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