On #ThisDayInHistory in 1917, a group of #suffragettes called the #SilentSentinels, which included #DorothyDay, were severely beaten at #Occoquan Workhouse in VA for picketing the White House. This changed public opinion, forcing Woodrow Wilson to endorse women's #RightToVote.

#AccaddeOggi, #10Gennaio: le #SilentSentinels cominciano la #protesta per ottenere il #suffragiouniversale, fuori dalla #CasaBianca. Continueranno fino al Giugno 1919.

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