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Edith Mary Ainge

Released
Date of birth:10. 09. 1873
Date of death:25. 10. 1948
Age:75 Deceased
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Support
National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
Edith Mary Ainge

Biography

Edith Mary Ainge English-born Jamestown, NY suffragist who served as treasurer of the National Woman's Party. First arrested September 4, 1917 — the "March of Draftees" day — for unfurling a banner reading "How Long Must Woman Be Denied a Voice in a Government Which is Conscripting Their Sons." Arrested approximately five times between September 1917 and January 1919.

Case

Occoquan Workhouse / DC Jail
Charges: Obstructing sidewalk traffic (Silent Sentinels picketing of the Wilson White House, 1917–1919)
Arrested: Sep 3, 1917
Incarcerated: Sep 4, 1917
Judge: Hon. Alexander R. Mullowney (DC Police Court)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Virginia
Security: Multi