Suffragists -- United States; Women -- Suffrage -- United States
Lucy EWING, Chicago, Ill., daughter of Judge Adlai Ewing, niece of
James Ewing, minister to Belgium under Cleveland; niece also of Adlai
Stevenson, Vice-President under Cleveland. Officer Ill. Branch N.W.P.
Arrested picketing Aug. 17, 1917, sentenced to 30 days in Occoquan
workhouse.
MRS. ESTELLA EYLWARD, New Orleans, La. Business woman. Came to
Washington to take part in final watchfire demonstration Feb., 1919;
arrested and sentenced to 5 days in District Jail.
MARY GERTRUDE FENDALL, Baltimore, Md., graduate of Bryn Mawr College;
campaigned for N.W.P. in West 1916; national treasurer of organization
June, 1917, to December, 1919. Arrested and sentenced to 3 days, Jan.,
1819, for applauding in court.
ELLA FINDEISEN, Lawrence, Mass. Arrested picketing Nov. 10, 1917,
sentenced to 30 days at Occoquan.
KATHARINE FISHER, Washington, D. C., native of Mass. Great-
greatgranddaughter of Artemas Ward, ranking Major General in
Revolutionary War. Teacher, social worker and later employee of U. S.
War Risk Bureau. Written prose and verse on suffrage and feminist
topics. Arrested picketing Sept. 13, 1917, sentenced to 30 days at
Occoquan workhouse.
MRS. ROSE GRATZ FISHSTEIN, Philadelphia, Pa., native of Russia. Came to
America at 15. Had been imprisoned for revolutionary activities in
Russia and fled to this country following release on bail. Operator in
shirt factory; later union organizer; factory inspector for N. Y. State
Factory Commission. Feb. 9, 1919 arrested watchfire demonstration and
sentenced to 5 days in District Jail.
ROSE FISHSTEIN, Philadelphia, Pa., sister-in-law of Mrs. Rose G.
Fishstein, born in Russia, educated in N. Y. and Phila. Student of
Temple Univ., business woman. Arrested watchfire demonstration, Feb.,
1919, sentenced to 5 days in District Jail.
CATHERINE M. FLANAGAN, Hartford, Conn., state and national organizer
for N.W.P.; formerly secretary for Conn. Woman Suffrage Association.
Father came to this country as Irish exile because of his efforts in
movement for Irish freedom. Arrested picketing August, 1917, sentenced
to 30 days in Occoquan workhouse.
MARTHA FOLEY, Dorchester, Mass., active worker in Mass. labor movement.
Arrested in demonstration at homecoming of President in Boston, Feb.,
1919; sentenced to 8 days in Charles St. Jail.
MRS. T. W. FORBES, Baltimore, Md., officer of Just Government League of
Md.; arrested watchfire demonstration Feb. 9, 1919, sentenced to 5 days
in District Jail.
JANET FOTHERINGHAM, Buffalo, N. Y., teacher of physical culture.
Arrested picketing July 14, 1917, sentenced to 60 days in workhouse,
but pardoned by President after 3 days.
MARGARET FOTHERINGHAM, Buffalo, N. Y., Red Cross dietician, stationed
at military hospital at Waynesville, N. C., during war. Later dietician
at Walter Reid Military Hospital, Washington, D. C. Arrested picketing
Aug., 1917, sentenced to 60 days.
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