margarethowe

Is this the same woman as in hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b10975 ? If so, she is Margaret Vale (Mrs. George Howe), niece of Pres. Wilson.

great picture

Made a recycled-cardboard pendant of this image at THATCamp SoCal today (1/12/11):

Mrs. Margaret Howe holds the emblem representing the Oregon delegation at a women's suffrage parade in 1913 in Washington DC. At this march/ parade, the women held banners representing states that already had women's suffrage. Oregon women obtained the right to vote in 1912.

magpiejunkin: Thanks for pointing us to the suffrage parade here. We'll include this information about the event next time we update our descriptions.

Some articles on the march and parade in Washington, DC memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/aw01e/aw01e.html womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/aa010118a.htm This photo was taken on February 10, 1913 (see top of photo) Here's another photo of this www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2658868292/ There are photos from the parade in DC including www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2615544645/ There was also a Pathe newsreel on this (Suffragettes from many states holdings banners showing their state name and a banner `Ye Votes for Women Pilgrimage from New York City to Washington D.C. 1913') ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/592106

The women are holding banners representing states that already have women's suffrage in 1913--the idea of women's suffrage marching across the US, from the free and open West to the stodgy East, was a common theme in US suffrage demonstrations....

great shot

The hike to Washington started on February 12, 1913, so this photo was taken before the start. The woman with the Oregon emblem is Elisabeth Freeman IMO, compare with this photo:

She wears the same clothes (see also comments there).

Another suffragist on the photo is Rosalie Jones:

Mrs. Margaret Howe holds the emblem representing the Oregon delegation at a women's suffrage parade in 1913 in Washington DC. (Note the NA banner hanging on the building. NA was the National American Women's Suffrage Association). At this march/ parade, the women held banners representing states that already had women's suffrage. Oregon women obtained the right to vote in 1912.