Tag: October 1913
Pankhurst’s Proxy Protest: Suffragettes’ Symbolic Stand in NYC
On a chilly October 18, 1913, a contingent of determined suffragettes, led by the indomitable Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, staged a symbolic protest on the La Provence, a revenue tugboat docked at the New York City waterfront. The event, which was initially scheduled to take place on the previous evening, was postponed until the early hours…
