1917 Silent Sentinels

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women's_National_Suffrage_Association
gptkbp:advertising posters and flyers
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_American_Woman_Suffrage_Association
gptkbp:community_impact shifted public opinion
gptkbp:date gptkb:1917
gptkbp:duration several months
over 2 years
over 6 months
gptkbp:events picketing the White House
gptkbp:frequency daily vigils
gptkbp:goal women's suffrage
gptkbp:government_type arrests and detentions
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:women's_rights_movement
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Carrie_Chapman_Catt
gptkbp:historical_impact inspired future activism
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal in women's suffrage history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1917 Silent Sentinels
gptkbp:impact increased visibility for women's rights
gptkbp:influence future civil rights movements
gptkbp:inspiration British suffragette movement
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of gptkb:Lafayette_Square
civil disobedience
silent protest
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:National_Woman's_Party
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:1917_Women's_March
Silent Sentinels' vigil
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Inez_Milholland
gptkbp:legacy influence on future protests
gptkbp:location gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:media_coverage national attention
gptkbp:message votes for women
gptkbp:notable_event March 1917 picketing
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Alice_Paul
gptkb:Lucy_Burns
gptkbp:notable_for hunger strikes
gptkbp:notable_winners increased public support for suffrage
gptkbp:outcome 19th Amendment ratification
eventual passage of the 19th Amendment
gptkbp:participants gptkb:superhero
gptkbp:public_perception mixed responses
gptkbp:responds_to arrests by police
gptkbp:significance first group to picket the White House
first organized picketing of the White House
gptkbp:symbol suffragette movement
gptkbp:tactics use of banners
silent vigil
persistent presence
use of signs
visibility through presence
gptkbp:technique peaceful protest