| 词条 | Mary A. Nolan |
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Mary A. Nolan (died May 19, 1925) was an American suffragist. She spent much of her life in Jacksonville, Florida, and was often described as one of the oldest suffragists active on NWP picket lines. Sent to prison five times, she was the only suffragette from Florida to go to prison as a result of their activism. Nolan also became one of the first women to vote in Florida. BiographyDescended from the Irish Duffy family, Nolan was born in Virginia and educated at Mont de Chantal in West Virginia. As a young woman she worked as a teacher and leader in the Southern library movement. She was also prominent in Confederate organizations and a suffrage pioneer. She was the wife of a Southern Railway Company superintendent, and also worked with the Red Cross.[1] In 1917 she joined the National Woman's Party (NWP) and came to Washington, D.C., to picket. She was arrested on November 10, 1917, and sentenced to six days in District Jail, but was actually sent to Occoquan Workhouse. She was there for the "Night of Terror" on November 15, 1917, during which guards turned violent and attacked imprisoned protesters. In January 1919, she was arrested many times during the Silent Sentinels demonstrations outside the White House, and was sentenced to 24 hours in jail. She was the oldest suffrage prisoner. She participated in the nationwide Prison Special tour in which NWP activists traveled from city to city speaking of their experiences in jail. Nolan would be arrested 10 times and jailed five times.[2] At one point, a judge offered to free Nolan, due to her age, and she allegedly responded "Your honor, I have a nephew fighting for democracy in France. He is offering his life for his country. I should be ashamed if I did not join these brave women in their fight for democracy in America. I should be proud of the honor to die in prison for the liberty of American women."[3] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://trendmag2.trendoffset.com/article/History/2624056/350998/article.html|title=History|access-date=2017-12-31|language=en}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nolan, Mary A.}}2. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/mnwp000040|title=Jailed for Freedom|last=Stevens|first=Doris|publisher=Boni and Liveright|year=1920|isbn=|location=|pages=}} {{PD-notice}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/031205/neR_18175437.shtml#.Wkli_yOZN0s|title=FROM OUR PAST: Jacksonville woman went to jail to help women get right to vote {{!}} Jacksonville.com|last=WARREN|first=LENI BESSETTE AND LOUISE STANTON|website=jacksonville.com|access-date=2017-12-31}} 5 : 1925 deaths|American suffragists|People from Virginia|Year of birth unknown|Silent Sentinels |
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