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Lorton Reformatory
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The Lorton Reformatory, also known as the Lorton Correctional Complex, is a former prison complex in Lorton, Virginia, established in 1910 for the District of Columbia, United States.
Main quad in 2020
Main quad in 2020
An arcade in the main quad
An arcade in the main quad
A guard tower
A guard tower
A historic marker in front of the Workhouse recognizing the contributions of suffragists to the passage of the 19th Amendment
A historic marker in front of the Workhouse recognizing the contributions of suffragists to the passage of the 19th Amendment
Lucy Burns
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Lucy Burns was an American suffragist and women's rights advocate. She was a passionate activist in the United States and the United Kingdom, who joined the militant suffragettes. Burns was a close fr
Lorton Reformatory
…at the Occoquan Workhouse played a key part in the 2004 film Iron Jawed Angels, a film about the history of the National Woman's Party, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and other members of the 1910s Women's Voting Rights Movement. The penitentiary buildings of the 1930s were constructed by the prisoners themselves…
Burns in 1913
Burns in 1913
Suffragette being force fed in prison
Suffragette being force fed in prison
Lucy Burns working with the Congressional Union
Lucy Burns working with the Congressional Union
Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington, D.C.
Burns in Occoquan Workhouse, Washington, D.C.