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Anna Kelton Wiley

AKA: Anna Campbell Kelton Wiley; Nan Wiley; Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley
Released
Full name:Anna Wiley
Date of birth:08. 03. 1877
Date of death:06. 01. 1964
Age:86 Deceased
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
5 Days
Support
Women's suffrage National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
Anna Kelton Wiley

Biography

Anna Campbell Kelton Wiley (March 8, 1877 - January 6, 1964), known as Nan and recorded in contemporary sources as Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, was a member of the National Woman’s Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the 1917-1919 campaign to picket the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.

She was arrested on November 10, 1917 and sentenced to fifteen days in the District Jail. She was released on bond on November 19 pending appeal, having served five days, which places the start of the sentence several days after the arrest.

Case

Charges: Arrested for picketing the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Arrested: Nov 10, 1917
Incarcerated: Nov 14, 1917
Released: Nov 19, 1917
Sentence: Fifteen days in the District Jail, after arrest on November 10, 1917. Released on bond on November 19 pending appeal, having served five days; the sentence therefore began several days after the arrest, on about November 14.
Convicted: Imprisoned during the 1917-1919 suffrage picketing campaign