Helena Hill Weed serves time

LC-Helena Hill Weed-prison (2).tif

Title

Helena Hill Weed serves time

Subject

World War I

Description

Helena Hill Weed of Norwalk served a three-day sentence in 1917 for picketing the White House on July 4th, carrying a banner with Wilson's words, "Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed." Her sister, Elsie Hill, also served time in prison after taking part in a protest in Boston where suffragists burned Wilson’s words about liberty and democracy in front of watching crowds.

Source

Library of Congress

Date

1917

Rights

Library of Congress

Comments

Citation

“Helena Hill Weed serves time,” Fairfield Photos, accessed April 26, 2024, https://fairfieldmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/1005.