Lillian Ascough
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Lillian Ascough was an American suffragist. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, she served as the Connecticut chair of the National Woman's Party and as the vice president of the Michigan branch of the
Ascough in 1915
Prison Special
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The "Prison Special" was a train tour organized by suffragists who, as members of the Silent Sentinels and other demonstrations, had been jailed for picketing the White House in support of passage of
Lillian Ascough
…in February 1919 she participated in the watchfire demonstrations and was again arrested and sentenced to five days in jail. She was a speaker in the Prison Special tour (so named due to the speakers voicing their experiences as political prisoners) of the U.S. during February and March 1919. Ascough studied in…
Lucy Branham, in prison dress, speaking on the Prison Special tour
Two National Woman's Party members standing with luggage and supplies for the "Prison Special" tour, in front of the NWP headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Abby Scott Baker in prison dress
Policeman in Syracuse welcoming Mrs. Henry O. Havemeyer and Miss Vida Milholland on arrival of Prison Special