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Ruth Small

Released
Date of birth:1890
Date of death:23. 03. 1945
Gender:Female
Era:1910s
State:District of Columbia
Time Imprisoned:
1 Day
Support
Women's suffrage
Ruth Small

Biography

Ruth Small 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. Doris Stevens recorded her term as: February 1919: eight days in Charles Street Jail.

Case

Charges: Loitering more than seven minutes
Arrested: Feb 24, 1919
Sentenced: Feb 25, 1919
Incarcerated: Feb 25, 1919
Released: Feb 26, 1919
Sentence: February 1919: eight days in Charles Street Jail.