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Kate Stafford

Released
Date of birth:1873
Date of death:11. 03. 1934
Age:61† Deceased
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
14 Days
Support
Women's Suffrage
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Biography

Kate Stafford 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. Doris Stevens recorded her term as: November 10, 1917: 30 days in District Jail.

Stevens identifies Stafford with Oklahoma City and describes her as an active reform worker on issues affecting women and children in Oklahoma.

Doris Stevens, Jailed for Freedom, Appendix 4, printed page 368.

Case

Arrested: Nov 10, 1917
Sentenced: Nov 12, 1917
Incarcerated: Nov 14, 1917
Released: Nov 28, 1917
Sentence: November 10, 1917: 30 days in District Jail.