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爱丽丝．保罗的照片她是支持女性拥有投票权的运动的领袖之一
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有十名主张妇女有选举权者在白宫外抗议时遭到逮捕：1917年8月28日
1917年6月至11月间，有来自26州共218位抗议者遭到逮捕，并且被指控阻碍白宫大门外人行道交通的罪名。在那个时候，抗议海报上的要求也越来越积极。妇女们利用美国于4月6日投入第一次世界大战的机会，全力争取自己的投票权益。当俄国使节来到华盛顿时，抗议者宣称美国只是一个有名无实的民主国家。后来有部分旁观者爆发冲突。你知道这些支持女性拥有选举权的妇女后来采取什么行动吗？
Between June and November 1917, 218 protestors from 26 states were arrested and charged with "obstructing sidewalk traffic" outside the White House gates. During that time, messages on the picket signs became more demanding. The women took advantage of the United States' entry into World War I on April 6. When Russian envoys came through Washington, posters proclaimed that the United States was a democracy in name only. Bystanders erupted in violence. What was the suffragists' next move?
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