Suffragists -- United States; Women -- Suffrage -- United States
FRANCIS FOWLER, Brookline, Mass., sentenced to 8 days in Charles St.
Jail for participation in demonstration of welcome to President,
Boston, Feb., 1919.
MRS. MATILDA HALL GARDNER, Washington, D. C., formerly of Chicago,
daughter of late Frederick Hall, for many years editor of Chicago
Tribune, and wife of Gilson Gardner, Washington representative of
Scripps papers. Educated Chicago, Paris and Brussels. Associated with
Alice Paul and Lucy Burns when they came to Washington to begin
agitation for federal suffrage and member of national executive
committee of N.W.P. since 1914. Arrested July 14, 1917, sentenced to 60
days in Occoquan; Jan. 13, 1919, sentenced to 5 days in District Jail.
ANNA GINSBERG, New York City; served 5 days in District jail for
watchfire demonstration Feb., 1919.
REBA GOMROROV, Philadelphia, Pa.; born in Kiev, Russia. Educated in U.
S. public schools; social worker; assistant secretary and visitor for
Juvenile Aid Society of Phila. President Office Workers’ Association;
secretary of Penn. Industrial Section for Suffrage; member N.W.P.,
Trade Union League. Sentenced to 5 days in District Jail Jan., 1919,
for watchfire demonstration.
ALICE GRAM, Portland, Ore., graduate Univ. of Ore., came to Washington
to take part in picket Nov. 10, 1917. Arrested and sentenced to 30 days
in Occoquan workhouse. Following release assistant in press dept.
N.W.P.
BETTY GRAM, Portland, Ore., graduate Univ. of Ore. Abandoned stage
career to take part in picket demonstration of Nov. 10, 1917. Worker in
Juvenile courts of Portland. Sentenced to 30 days in Occoquan
workhouse; later arrested in Boston demonstration of Feb., 1919, and
sentenced to 8 days in Charles St. Jail. Business manager of The
Suffragist and national organizer for N.W.P.
NATALIE GRAT, Col. Springs, Col., daughter of treasurer Col. Branch N.
W. P. Arrested picketing Aug. 17, 1917, sentenced to 30 days in
Occoquan workhouse.
MRS. FRANCIS GREEN, New York City, one of second group of women to
serve prison sentences for suffrage in this country. Served 3 days in
District Jail following picket demonstration of July 4, 1917.
GLADYS GREINER, Baltimore, Md., daughter of John E. Greiner ,
engineering expert, member of Stevens Railway Commission to Russia in
1917. Graduate of Forest Glen Seminary, Md.; did settlement work in
mountain districts of Ky.; has held tennis and golf championships of
Md., and for 3 years devoted all time to suffrage. Arrested picketing
July 4, 1917, sentenced to 3 days in District Jail; arrested Oct. 20,
1917, sentenced to 30 days in District Jail; arrested Lafayette Sq.
meeting Aug., 1918, sentenced to 15 days in District Jail. Recently
taken up work in labor movement.
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