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Lucille Shields

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
Support
Women's suffrage National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
Lucille Shields

Biography

Lucille Shields 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: July 4, 1917: three days; January 13, 1919: five days; shortly afterward: three days for applauding in court.

Case

Charges: Arrested for picketing the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Incarcerated: Jul 6, 1917
Released: Jul 8, 1917
Sentence: July 4, 1917: three days; January 13, 1919: five days; shortly afterward: three days for applauding in court.
Convicted: Imprisoned in the 1917-1919 National Woman's Party suffrage campaign