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Reba Gomborov

AKA: Reba Gomborov Commero; Reba Commero
Released
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
3 Days
Support
Women's suffrage National Woman's Party Silent Sentinels
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Biography

Reba Gomborov, later Reba Commero, was born in Kyiv and 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. Her dates of birth and death are unresolved, and several contemporary misspellings of her name occur in the sources.

She was arrested on February 9, 1919 during the final watchfire demonstration, sentenced on February 10 to five days in the District Jail, and took part in the hunger strike. She was released early with the remaining prisoners on February 13.

Case

Charges: Arrested for picketing the Wilson White House for woman suffrage.
Arrested: Feb 9, 1919
Incarcerated: Feb 10, 1919
Released: Feb 13, 1919
Sentence: Five days in the District Jail, imposed February 10, 1919 after arrest at the February 9 final watchfire demonstration. She took part in the hunger strike and was released early with the remaining prisoners on February 13.
Convicted: Imprisoned in the 1917-1919 National Woman's Party suffrage campaign