Legacy of the 54th

Item contributed by Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

The Memorial served as a symbol of the ongoing work towards equality and representation. As such, it witnessed numerous moments of activism and protest. In this photograph, a regiment of suffragists carry staffs and march in formation during a suffrage parade.




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Part of Woman’s Rights Collection. Folder: Ames, Blanche: Photographs: suffrage parade, May 3, 1914. Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

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