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Official Program, Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington, March 3, 1913

National American Woman Suffrage Association · 3 March 1913

The official program for the 1913 Washington suffrage parade, an event Nellie Bly covered and marched in as a reporter.

Bly covered this suffrage parade as a journalist and marched in it herself, placing her reporting within the event.

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Front cover of the Official Program for the Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington, March 3, 1913. A painted illustration shows a woman on a white horse blowing a trumpet and carrying a purple banner reading 'Votes for Women', with the Capitol dome at right and two women walking behind. Text reads 'Official Program, Woman Suffrage, Procession, Washington D.C. March 3, 1913'.
Official Program, Woman Suffrage Procession, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1913. Alice Paul Institute.

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What it is

This is the official printed program for the Woman Suffrage Procession held in Washington, D.C. on March 3, 1913, produced by the National American Woman Suffrage Association. A copy is held in the Marjory Nelson Collection at the Alice Paul Institute.

Why it matters

The parade was a major public demonstration for women's voting rights, organized in part by activist Alice Paul. Nellie Bly reported on the event and took part in it herself, linking her career as a journalist to the wider suffrage movement of her time.

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  • What does the cover illustration suggest about how organizers wanted the march to be seen?
  • Why might a printed program matter as historical evidence of a public event?
  • What does Bly's presence as both marcher and reporter tell us about her role in this history?

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