Harriet U. Andrews

Released
Full name:Harriet Andrews
Date of birth:23. 05. 1884
Date of death:07. 03. 1959
Age:74† Deceased
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
5 Days
Support
Women's suffrage
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Biography

Harriet U. Andrews was a member of the National Woman's Party and one of the "Silent Sentinels" imprisoned during the 1917-1919 campaign to picket the Wilson White House for woman suffrage. (May 23, 1884 - March 7, 1959)

She was arrested on January 7, 1919 at a watchfire demonstration, and sentenced and committed on January 8 to five days in the District Jail. Sources describe her as serving five days; no discharge record has been found, so the nominal release date of January 13 is not entered.

Case

Arrested: Jan 7, 1919
Incarcerated: Jan 8, 1919
Sentence: Five days in the District Jail, imposed and served from January 8, 1919 after arrest at a watchfire demonstration on January 7. Sources describe five days served; no discharge record found, so the nominal release date of January 13 is not recorded.

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