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Mar 4, 2019 · In 1917, 33 women endured a night of brutal beatings for their peaceful demonstrations in front of the White House.
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Nov 10, 2017 · The suffragists dubbed their treatment Nov. 14, 1917, as the “Night of Terror,” and it helped galvanize public support of the suffrage movement.
Night of Terror is a 1933 American pre-Code horror film directed by Benjamin Stoloff, and starring Bela Lugosi, Sally Blane, Wallace Ford, and Tully Marshall. Despite receiving top billing, Bela Lugosi has a relatively small part. The film is also known as He Lived to Kill and Terror in the Night.
“The Night of Terror” Women arrested in mid-November 1917, including Cora Week, were sent to Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia, on November 14, where they encountered unprecedented psychological intimidation and physical violence.
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On November 14, 1917, more than two dozen National Woman's Party members are sentenced to serve prison time for picketing the White House in support of woman suffrage, although the official charge is "obstructing traffic." That night, the women arrive at the women's prison, the Occoquan Work House.
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Jul 30, 2020 · On the night of November 14, 1917, 31 suffragists and members of the National Woman’s Party (“NWP”) were taken to Occoquan Workhouse in Virginia and tortured and beaten. This so-called “Night of Terror” captured national headlines at the time and has been memorialized through digital sites today.
Nov 12, 2019 · Just over 100 years ago this week, on November 14, 1917, a group of suffragists underwent a horrifying night of torture and abuse that would come to be known as the “Night of Terror.”
