November 14th

#OTD 1917,12PM: We were sentenced to imprisonment @ Lorton's OccoquanWorkhouse when we refused to pay the fine (EllaFindeisen) #NightofTerro

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Arrested #OTD 1917: Ada Kendell, Ruth Crocker, Katherine Fisher, Anna Guenter, Nina Samarodin, Hilda Blumberg, Ernestine Hara #NightofTerror

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Arrested #OTD 1917: Peggy Johns, Margaret Kessler, Paula Jacobi, Nellie Barnes, Eunice Brannan, Emily DuBois Butterworth #NightofTerror

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Arrested #OTD 1917: Lucy Burns, Alice Cosu, Lucy Daniels, Dorothy Day, Julia Emory, Ella Findeisen, Elizabeth Hamilton #NightofTerror

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Arrested #OTD 1917: Alice Gram, Myrtle Gram, Louise Hornsby, Amy Juengling, Hattie Kruger, Dora Lewis, Agnes Morey #NightofTerror

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Arrested #OTD 1917: Kathryn Lincoln, Mary Nolan, Mary "Minnie" Quay, Lovern Robertson, Phoebe Scott, Mary Short #NightofTerror

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Arrested #OTD 1917: Belle Sheinberg, Kate Stafford, Cora Week, Cammille Whitcomb, Matilda Young. #NightofTerror

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Whenever arrested in a group, the women selected 1 as spokesperson; if present, often Lucy Burns or Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917, 5PM: We arrived @ Lorton & were kept in the office in a small cottage (Kathryn Lincoln) #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917, 5:05PM: When the woman @ the desk, Mrs. Herndon, attempted to ask the usual questions, the group refused to answer #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917, 5:10PM: Mrs. Herndon said, "You will sit here all night then." And we waited for hours (Cora Weeks) #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917, 5:30PM: Then one by one men came into the room. (Ella Findeisen) #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917, 6PM: Mrs. Herndon kept trying to get us to answer. (Phoebe Scott) #NightofTerror

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One man said, "You had better answer up, or it will be the worse for you." (Phoebe Scott) #OTD #NightofTerror

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Another man said, "I will handle you so you'll be very sorry you made me." We remained silent. (Amy Juengling) #OTD #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917: Mrs.Nolan (73yo & disabled) later said she could tell Mrs.Herndon, the desk lady, was afraid of what might happen #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917,10PM: Mr.Whitaker, PrisonSuperintendent, burst into the room followed by more men, &more &more (Elizabeth Hamilton) #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917: I stood & said, "We demand to be treated as political pris—…" (Mrs. Lewis) #NightofTerror

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"You shut up! I have men there glad to handle you," interrupted Whitaker. (Mrs. Lewis) #OTD #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917: "Seize her!" Yelled Whitaker & 2 men seized & dragged Mrs. Lewis out of our sight. (Lovern Robertson) #NightofTerror

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A man sprang at me. I said "I will come with you;do not drag me.I have a lame foot." They dragged me anyway. (Mrs.Nolan) #OTD #NightofTerror

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Mrs. Nolan was the oldest imprisoned at 73. The just wanted her to pay a fine instead. She refused. #OTD #NightofTerror

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Mrs.Nolan: "I have a nephew fighting for democracy in France. I should be proud [to] die…for the liberty of American women" #NightofTerror

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They twisted my arms above my head, lifted me & slammed my back twice over a bench. (Dorothy Day) #OTD #NightofTerror

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One man yelled "The damned suffrager…. I will put you through hell!" They pulled me down the hall… (Mrs. Nolan) #OTD #NightofTerror

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They threw Mrs.Lewis doubled over like a sack of flour, & her head struck the iron bed which knocked her out (Mrs.Nolan) #OTD #NightofTerror

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We all thought Mrs. Lewis was dead and wept. But later we were able to revive her. (Mrs. Nolan) #OTD #NightofTerror

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Dorothy Day, back over the bench,cried to us for help.We tried but couldnot get out of the grasp of the men(PaulaJacobi) #OTD #NightofTerror

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Mrs.Cosu became desperately ill w/ chest pains & vomiting. We called for help, but guards nearby ignored us (Mrs. Nolan) #OTD #NightofTerror

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With only 2 blankets, we 3 shivered all night. (Mrs. Nolan) #OTD #NightofTerror

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I took charge & first checked on the suffragists. I called out the name of each woman in the group. (Lucy Burns) #OTD #NightofTerror

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The guard shouted, "Shut up!" (Lucy Burns) #OTD #NightofTerror

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Not hearing from her, I call "Where is Mrs. Lewis?" Mrs. Cosu answered, "They have just thrown her in here" (Lucy Burns) #OTD #NightofTerror

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The guard yelled that if they spoke again, he would put us in straitjackets. (Mrs.Cosu) #OTD #NightofTerror

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Terrified, Mrs. Nolan and I kept quiet for a while. (Mrs. Cosu) #OTD #NightofTerror

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When I continued to call 2my colleagues,guards cuffed my wrists &fastened them above my head 2 the cell door (LucyBurns) #OTD #NightofTerror

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After the shackling, I continued to call out & was threatened with a buckle gag. (Lucy Burns) #OTD #NightofTerror

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I could see what they were doing to Lucy and was desperate to help her. (Julia Emory) #OTD #NightofTerror

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In defiance, I held up my arms in the same position as Lucy's. (Julia Emory) #OTD #NightofTerror

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They took me alone to the male area &told me I was alone &the men could do what they pleased w/me (Mrs.HenryButterworth) #OTD #NightofTerror

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I was terrified all night…

(Mrs. Henry Butterworth) #OTD #NightofTerror

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November 15th

#OTD 1917, 8AM: I was taken to Whitaker. Asked if I would obey prison rules… #NightofTerror

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…I said I would not & demanded political prisoner status. (Paula Jacobi) #OTD #NightofTerror

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#OTD 1917, 12Noon: All who had gone through the #NightofTerror refused food in the days that followed…
(Lucy Burns)

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…Protesting being denied political prisoner status. (Lucy Burns) #OTD #NightofTerror

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