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Suffrage Prisoner Cora A. Week
Wisconsin-born New York artist Cora Alice Week (fifth from left), daughter of Norwegian immigrants, was nearly fifty-six when arrested on November 10, 1917, as part of a massive picket protesting the "wanton persecution" of NWP leader Alice Paul, who was serving a seven-month sentence for "obstructing traffic." Week was released without sentence on November 12, and within hours, returned to the picket line, only to be rearrested. Her tricolor sash, delegate badge, and two buttons represent suffrage organizations in Washington, New York, and London. |