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Bertha Moller

AKA: Bertha Berglin Moller Delin
Released
Date of birth:1888
Date of death:1951
Age:63 Deceased
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
Support
Women's suffrage National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
Bertha Moller

Biography

Bertha Berglin Moller Delin (1888-1951) was a Minnesota 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. Her papers are held by the Minnesota Historical Society.

She was jailed twice. On January 15, 1919 she was held twenty-four hours for contempt of court, released the following day. Arrested again on January 27, she was sentenced on January 28 to five days; the exact release date is unresolved.

Cases

Charges: Arrested for picketing the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Arrested: Jan 15, 1919
Incarcerated: Jan 15, 1919
Released: Jan 16, 1919
Sentence: Twenty-four hours for contempt of court, January 15 to 16, 1919.
Convicted: Imprisoned in the 1917-1919 National Woman's Party suffrage campaign
Charges: Arrested for picketing the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Arrested: Jan 27, 1919
Incarcerated: Jan 28, 1919
Sentence: Five days, imposed January 28, 1919 after arrest on January 27. The exact release date is unresolved.
Convicted: Imprisoned in the 1917-1919 National Woman's Party suffrage campaign