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Jane Fulton

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1940s
State:District of Columbia
Support
Anti-Imperialism
Jane Fulton

Biography

Jane Fulton of Pittsburgh was arrested outside the British Embassy on July 5, 1943 while picketing for the release of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and supporting the Quit India movement.

Photo: National Archives at College Park, Still Picture Unit, 208-AA-232-Y-W10389, 1943; via Meridian International Center. Original-image crop; identified by the source (second from left). Source: https://meridian.org/kindrednations/gallery/31/ . Copyright status unconfirmed; used for educational biographical identification at the site owner's direction. No permission or open license claimed.

Case

Charges: Picketing at the British Embassy
Arrested: Jul 5, 1943
Sentence: The available account documents the arrest but does not establish a custodial sentence.