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"It is not merely a headquarters for our party that we plan..."
In 1921, the New York Times called the newly purchased headquarters of the National Woman's Party (NWP) opposite the US Capitol, the "watch tower to keep close supervision of Congress and its doings." From Cameron House on Lafayette Square to the Alva Belmont House on Capitol Hill, the NWP strategically and purposefully chose each location. A desire to be in direct proximity to the seat of power within Washington DC represented the organization's immediate and long-term goals for women's equality. While lobbying for the federal suffrage amendment, the NWP focused its effort son President Wilson and the White House. In 1921, the NWP gave up its Lafayette Square headquarters to move to the Old Brick Capitol, across the street from the US Capitol and Congress, where it launched the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment. |