One hundred years ago today Inez Milholland collapsed on the lecture tour west. The legend goes this way— she raised the question: “Mr. President, how much longer must women wait for liberty?” The same question carries forward to today. It has taken 100 years for a woman to be a nominee for U.S. president for a national political party, although women have been candidates for other parties, including 2016 as well.
On November 25, 1916 Inez Milholland died and her vision and commitment took its part in American history. Inez is our American suffrage martyr.
“Choose It and Use It” is the message of a video reminding women to use the vote that took more than 72 years of hard campaigning to win.
IN OTHER NEWS: History Magazine has a feature article by Robert F. Cooney on Inez in the October/November 2016 issue. Click here to read the contents. The 15-minute film about Inez Milholland, available free, is still available through Martha Wheelock and Wild Women films. We’re still collecting signatures for the digital petition asking that President Obama award Inez with a presidential medal before he leaves office. Visit the Inez Milholland centennial web site for resources and updates about her.
Suffrage Centennials is a partner in the Inez Milholland centennial campaign, a project of the National Womens History Project. Marguerite Kearns is national cochair with Robert F. Cooney Jr.
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