Jailbirds for Justice, Meet the League

League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region presents Meet the League on November 11 with the special program “Jailbirds for Justice.” Mob attacks, arrests and imprisonment of respectable women? Yes, all for the right to vote! 

In her illustrated program, “Jailbirds for Justice,” presenter Chris Nicholl will share the story of Dr. Caroline Spencer, Natalie Gray and Berthe Arnold of Colorado Springs who led suffrage protests at the White House in Washington D.C between 1917 – 1919. While demanding the vote, the women endured violent mob attacks, arrest and imprisonment to achieve the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920.

League members will present a short introduction to the League of Women Voters before Ms. Nicholl’s program.
Chris Nicholl is a local history specialist at the Special Collections of the Pikes Peak Library District where she assists patrons with their regional and family history quests. In recent years, she has researched, written, and told the stories of Colorado Springs’s feminist icons.

The event is free and open to the public.
 
DATE:     Wednesday, November 11,  2015
 
TIME:       5:30-7:30 P.M.
 
PLACE:    East Branch Pikes Peak Library — Community Meeting Room
                 5550 N. Union Blvd.,  Colorado Springs, CO 80918
       
ENJOY:    Light appetizers and dessert will be provided
 
LEARN:   History of Colorado Springs women suffragettes in early 1900’s        
 
RSVP to:  Sharon LaMothe, slamothe628@aol.com or phone 719 473-7083