16 of the "Silent Sentinels," the group of suffragists who picketed in front of the White House for two and a half years for women's suffrage, were arrested in 1917. The women were charged with “obstructing traffic” and sentenced to 60 days in jail at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia.16 of the "Silent Sentinels," the group of suffragists who picketed in front of the White House for two and a half years for women's suffrage, were arrested in 1917. The women were charged with “obstructing traffic” and sentenced to 60 days in jail at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia.
16 of the "Silent Sentinels," the group of suffragists who picketed in front of the White House for two and a half years for women's suffrage, were arrested in 1917. The women were charged with “obstructing traffic” and sentenced to 60 days in jail at the Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia.