Turning Point Suffragist Memorial
Monument in Lorton, Virginia
The Turning Point Suffragist Memorial is a monument to American suffragists. The memorial is located in Lorton, Virginia's Occoquan Regional Park and stands in close proximity to Occoquan Workhouse, a prison where 168 suffragists were once held[1][2][3][4] during the 1910s Silent Sentinels demonstrations.
The memorial opened in May 2021.[1][2][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Suffragist Memorial Construction Makes Progress". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ a b "Pandemic Levels Blow to Women's Memorial Funding". www.connectionnewspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ a b "Women's Suffrage Memorial Breaks Ground In Northern Virginia". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ a b "A New Suffragist Memorial Is Open in Virginia | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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- "The Women's Marseillaise"
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- The Mother of Us All (1947 opera)
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- Shoulder to Shoulder (1974 series)
- Not for Ourselves Alone (1999 documentary)
- Iron Jawed Angels (2004 film)
- Up the Women (2013 sitcom)
- Selma (2014 film)
- Suffragette (2015 film)
- Sylvia (2018 musical)
- Suffs (2022 musical)
- Susan B. Anthony dollar
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- Lioness (upcoming film)
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