Call for an Investigation Into Insufficient Police Protection
4/14/1913
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The Men's League for Woman Suffrage of King's County, New York, sent this resolution to Congress calling for an investigation of insufficient police protection for the woman suffrage parade in Washington, DC, on March 3, 1913.
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RESOLUTION PASSED APRIL 14th, 1913.Resolved, that the Men's League for woman Suffrage of King's County calls upon the Congressmen from this County to use every proper endeavor to secure a report from the Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the facts and causes of the insufficient police protection afforded to the women who took part in the suffrage parade in Washington on March 3rd. These women, many of whom were among the finest intellectual leaders of their sex were, as is thoroughly well known, subjected to insult, ribaldry, and personal abuse. Evidence has been freely published that these things were done without the opposition, and even with the encouragement of the police, and we consider that it would be most shameful to permit the matter to go by default.
Petition
Mr. Dale
D. C.
MAY 6 1913
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. House of Representatives.
National Archives Identifier: 24495623
Full Citation: Resolution of a Call for an Investigation of Insufficient Police Protection for the Woman Suffrage Parade Put Out by the Men's League for Woman Suffrage of King's County, New York; 4/14/1913; Petitions and Memorials, Resolutions of State Legislatures, and Related Documents Which Were Referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia during the 63rd Congress; (HR63A-H4.4); Petitions and Memorials, 1807 - 1946; Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, Record Group 223; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/investigation-parade-protection, April 26, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
