1. Jailed for Freedom
... to put the power of his office behind the suffrage amendment. "Unwomanly" . . . "dangerous." These words and many others were used to describe the women in the movement and their actions for equality. "Silly women" . . . "unsexed" . . . "pathological" . . . "They must be crazy" . . . "Don't they know anything about politics?" . . . "What can ... receiving more and more pressure to take action. A long and heated debate began in Congress. Finally, an announcement was made that outlined plans for the issue of equality to be studied in both the House and Senate. Finally, Wilson had budged! ...
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- Grade Level: High School