Mrs. William Upton Watson

Released
Full name:William Watson
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
25 Days
Support
Women's suffrage National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
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Biography

Mrs. William Upton Watson 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: August 17–September 11, 1917: 25 days served on a 30-day sentence; August 1918: five days.

Case

Charges: Arrested for picketing the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Incarcerated: Aug 17, 1917
Released: Sep 11, 1917
Sentence: August 17–September 11, 1917: 25 days served on a 30-day sentence; August 1918: five days.
Convicted: Imprisoned in the 1917-1919 National Woman's Party suffrage campaign

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