国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「In 1917, members of the National Woman's Party (NWP) took up banners and began a multi-year protest, silently picketing in front of the White House. Their goal was to force national leaders to confront their demand: a constitutional amendment protecting women's right to vote. Snow, rain, or shine, the protesters kept their place just outside the White House's fences. The protest continued until Congress officially approved the 19th Amendment in 1919. The NWP's "silent sentinels" were later awarded these banner-shaped silver pins for their service. This one belonged to NWP founder Alice Paul. Paul and the other silent sentinels endured far more than bad weather during their protest in front of the White House. Angry crowds yelled at the picketers and sometimes attacked them. As the protests continued into the summer of 1917, D.C. police began arresting the women. When the protesters' demands to be treated as political prisoners were ignored, the arrested women went on hunger strikes and were forcibly fed. For many Americans, the sentinels' protest seemed disloyal and unpatriotic, particularly during a time of war. (The U.S. officially entered World War I in April 1917). Many of the picketers' banners were explicitly political. One set of banners compared President Woodrow Wilson to Germany's leader and told the president to "Take the Beam Out of Your Own Eye." Counterprotestors were so incensed by the picketers' message that they attacked them and tore up their banners. A scrap of one "Kaiser Wilson" banner is part of our collection. Swipe to see it, and follow the link in our bio to learn how it became part of the Smithsonian's collections. 📷: Virginia Arnold holding "Kaiser Wilson" banner, @librarycongress #American History #BecauseOfHerStory #19SuffrageStories #WomensHistory #ProtestHistory #SuffrageHistory #DCHistory #WhiteHouseHistory #AmericanDemocracy #BeyondTheBallot」8月8日 0時04分