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Maud Jamison

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Women's suffrage National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
Maud Jamison

Biography

Maud Jamison was a Virginia Silent Sentinel and one of the movement's longest-serving repeat prisoners. She was among the first six picketers jailed for three days in June 1917; sentenced in October 1917 to seven months but released after forty-four days; and served a further five-day term in January 1919.

Case

District of Columbia Jail
Charges: Arrested among the first six picketers of the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Arrested: Jun 27, 1917
Incarcerated: Jun 27, 1917
Sentence: Three days in the District of Columbia Jail (June 1917); later a seven-month sentence served in part (released after 44 days).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: District of Columbia