Women’s March: A Novel of the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession by Jennifer Chiaverini
Dignity, Purity, Hope. Purple. White. Green. (read the book to find out what that means) WOW! This book pivots on roles three women played in the enormous Woman Suffrage Procession in 1913 that was interrupted by a chaotic mob. The ladies' activism is a great reminder of the long and hard-won road to women’s right to vote that we should not take for granted! Alice Paul was a young suffragette who had participated in the British, more radical, demonstrations. Later she was the lead organizer of the 1913 parade. Such a remarkable feat: the logistical magnitude of managing 5,000 participants, sparring for security and the route they wanted, all in a short time-period! Secondly, Maud Malone was a spirited librarian who used her voice to bring attention to the cause while riling up the political candidates of the time. Her vociferous persistence paid off with a free trip to jail compliments of future President Woodrow Wi...