Helena Hill Weed

Released
Date of birth:16. 08. 1875
Date of death:20. 04. 1958
Age:82† Deceased
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
Support
National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
Helena Hill Weed

Biography

Helena Hill Weed Daughter of U.S. Congressman Ebenezer J. Hill; Vassar graduate (1896); one of the first women geologists in the United States. On July 4, 1917 picketed the White House with a banner reading "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"; sentenced to three days in jail. Arrested again in January 1918 (24-hour sentence for applauding in court) and August 1918 (15 days for the Lafayette Square meeting where Wilson's words were ceremonially burned).

Case

Occoquan Workhouse / DC Jail
Charges: Obstructing sidewalk traffic (Silent Sentinels picketing of the Wilson White House, 1917–1919)
Arrested: Jul 3, 1917
Incarcerated: Jul 6, 1917
Released: Jul 8, 1917
Sentence: 3 days (1917); 24 hours (Jan 1918); 15 days (Aug 1918)
Judge: Hon. Alexander R. Mullowney (DC Police Court)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Virginia
Security: Multi

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