On this date in 1913, a big parade was held in our nation’s
capital in support of a constitutional amendment guaranteeing
women the right to vote. But since it was also the day before
the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as president, the parade did
not entirely go well, as we see HERE: Though the parade began
late, it appeared to be off to a good start until the route
along Pennsylvania Avenue became choked with tens of thousands
of spectators — mostly men in town for the inauguration.
Marchers were jostled and ridiculed by many in the crowd. Some
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