Suffragists’ Night of Terror at the Occoquan Workhouse


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Nov 08 2017 38 mins   179
In November 1917, guards at the Occoquan Workhouse assaulted and terrorized 33 women from the National Woman’s Party. They were serving sentences for charges like “obstructing sidewalk traffic” after peacefully protesting in front of the White House. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers