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That night, the women arrive at the women's prison, the Occoquan Work House. And they arrive with demands to be treated as political prisoners. The prison officials are enraged. That night becomes known as the "Night of Terror" for what happens next, as the prison officials beat the suffragists. Mary Nolan, the oldest prisoner at 73, provides this eyewitness account.
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18. Aug. 2020 · The “Night of Terror,” as the women called it, helped galvanize public support for the suffrage movement. On Tuesday, the country will celebrate what they achieved: ratification of the 19th ...
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Nearly six years later it is a moment of reckoning for the thousands of people who, directly or indirectly, found themselves caught up in France's worst ever night of terrorism.
30. Juli 2020 · On the night of November 14, 1917, 31 suffragists and members of the National Woman’s Party (“NWP”) were taken to Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia and tortured and beaten. This so-called “Night of Terror” captured national headlines at the time and has been memorialized through digital sites today. This article examines versions of the ...
Even before the Night of Terror, Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, chief organizers for the National Woman’s Party (NWP)—along with other Silent Sentinels—had been sentenced to Occoquan. Despite marching two by two or standing on the sidewalk against the gates of the White House, they were arrested for “obstructing traffic.” The women found ...
