Inez Milholland was a suffragist, labor lawyer, activist, and public speaker during the Progressive Era. She was committed to earning women the right to vote and concerned with other social justice reforms of the day including striking laborers, tenant’s rights, and prison reform. Milholland became an icon for the suffrage movement after leading the Women’s Suffrage Procession on horseback up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC on the eve of President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration. Learn more about this engaging and charismatic change-maker who became an unforgettable symbol for women’s rights, as well as the actions she and other suffragists took to secure the right to vote for women nationwide.
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Inez Milholland: Suffrage Movement Icon
Grades 6-12
Examine the life of suffragist, labor lawyer, activist, and public speaker Inez Milholland. Learn about Milholland’s commitment to earning women the right to vote and her concern for social justice reforms of the day including striking laborers, tenant’s rights, and prison reform. Milholland became an icon for the suffrage movement after she led the Women’s Suffrage Procession up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, wearing a long cape and riding a white horse, on the eve of President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration.
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