有十名主張婦女有選舉權者在白宮外抗議時遭到逮捕：1917年8月28日

西元1917年1月間，婦女開始在白宮面前遊行，以爭取婦女投票權。同年8月28日，有10名抗議人士遭到逮捕。這些婦女希望伍德羅‧威爾遜 (Woodrow Wilson) 總統能夠支持安東尼憲法修正案 (Anthony Amendment to the Constitution) ，賦予婦女投票的權利。這些婦女一開始是安靜的站立在白宮外，並且拿著寫著「總統先生，你為婦女投票權做了什麼？」的海報。當威爾遜總統與她的夫人一同搭車進入白宮時，威爾遜總統通常都會脫帽向這些抗議者致意。


Women started parading in front of the White House for "woman suffrage," women's right to vote, during January 1917. On August 28 of that year, 10 suffragists were arrested. The women wanted President Woodrow Wilson to support the proposed Anthony amendment to the Constitution, which would guarantee women the right to vote. They started off standing silently, holding picket signs reading, "Mr. President, what will you do for Woman Suffrage?" and "How Long Must Women Wait for Liberty?" Riding through the White House gates, his wife by his side, President Wilson customarily tipped his hat to the protestors.

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