With which infamous suffragist was Dorothy imprisoned in 1917?
Alice Paul
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Answer
Alice Paul and Dorothy Day were two of the most famous suffragists in American history. They were both imprisoned in 1917 for their activism. Paul was imprisoned for leading a suffrage march in Washington, D.C., while Day was imprisoned for protesting against the First World War. Both women were released from prison after a few months, but their imprisonment helped to raise awareness of the suffrage movement.
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