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Theodora Pollok

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
18 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War Socialism Anarchism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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Biography

Theodora Pollok Social worker and the only woman among the "Sacramento 46" IWW defendants tried in early 1919 in the Northern District of California. The defendants had been arrested in late 1917 in the wake of the December 17, 1917 bombing of the California governor's mansion (which they were not charged with). 46 convicted of Espionage Act conspiracy after a one-hour jury deliberation. Pollok received a suspended sentence.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to violate Espionage Act of 1917 — Sacramento 46 trial.
Arrested: Dec 14, 1917
Sentenced: Jan 14, 1919
Incarcerated: Jan 14, 1919
Released: February 1919
Sentence: Suspended sentence
Convicted: Yes