1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
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The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. was a landmark national march for women’s voting rights held on the eve of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, drawing thousands of participants and widespread attention to the suffrage movement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. canonical | 2 |
| 1913 suffrage parade | 1 |
| Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2166418 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Context triple: [National Woman's Party, organizedEvent, 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.]
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A.
Peace Parade of 1919
The Peace Parade of 1919 was a major victory procession held in London to celebrate the end of the First World War and honor those who had served and died.
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B.
Coxey's Army march of 1894
Coxey's Army march of 1894 was a protest movement in which unemployed workers, led by Jacob Coxey, marched on Washington, D.C., demanding federal government action to create jobs and relieve economic hardship.
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C.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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D.
Selma to Montgomery marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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E.
1966 Meredith March Against Fear
The 1966 Meredith March Against Fear was a pivotal civil rights demonstration in Mississippi that, after the shooting of organizer James Meredith, became a mass march and a key moment in the emergence and popularization of the Black Power movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Target entity description: The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. was a landmark national march for women’s voting rights held on the eve of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, drawing thousands of participants and widespread attention to the suffrage movement.
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A.
Peace Parade of 1919
The Peace Parade of 1919 was a major victory procession held in London to celebrate the end of the First World War and honor those who had served and died.
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B.
Coxey's Army march of 1894
Coxey's Army march of 1894 was a protest movement in which unemployed workers, led by Jacob Coxey, marched on Washington, D.C., demanding federal government action to create jobs and relieve economic hardship.
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C.
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a landmark 1963 civil rights demonstration in Washington, D.C., best known as the setting for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and its pivotal role in advancing racial equality and economic justice in the United States.
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D.
Selma to Montgomery marches
The Selma to Montgomery marches were a series of 1965 civil rights protests in Alabama that became pivotal in the struggle for African American voting rights and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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E.
1966 Meredith March Against Fear
The 1966 Meredith March Against Fear was a pivotal civil rights demonstration in Mississippi that, after the shooting of organizer James Meredith, became a mass march and a key moment in the emergence and popularization of the Black Power movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political demonstration ⓘ protest march ⓘ women's suffrage march ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
1913 suffrage parade
1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913
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| associatedWithMovement |
American woman suffrage movement
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first-wave feminism ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers and centennial events in 2013 ⓘ |
| date | 1913-03-03 ⓘ |
| estimatedParticipants | approximately 5,000 to 8,000 marchers ⓘ |
| featuredParticipant |
Anna Howard Shaw
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Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch ⓘ
surface form:
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Helen Keller ⓘ Ida B. Wells ⓘ
surface form:
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Inez Milholland ⓘ Jane Addams ⓘ |
| featuredParticipantRole | Inez Milholland rode a white horse at the head of the procession ⓘ |
| heldOnEveOf | first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| includedSection |
African American women contingents
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college women ⓘ men's suffrage leagues ⓘ professional women ⓘ state delegations ⓘ working women ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementResponse | Washington, D.C. police failed to adequately protect marchers ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a turning point in the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensively covered by newspapers across the United States ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
featured elaborate pageantry and allegorical tableaux
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one of the first large national suffrage parades in Washington, D.C. ⓘ strategically timed to coincide with Woodrow Wilson's arrival for his inauguration ⓘ |
| opposedBy | hostile crowds of mostly male spectators ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Alice Paul
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National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ
surface form:
Congressional Committee of NAWSA
Lucy Burns ⓘ National American Woman Suffrage Association ⓘ |
| organizedFrom | headquarters in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| preceded | heightened Congressional lobbying for a federal suffrage amendment ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advocate for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote in the United States
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to draw national attention to the woman suffrage movement ⓘ |
| racialControversy |
African American women were asked by some organizers to march in segregated sections
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Ida B. Wells ⓘ
surface form:
Ida B. Wells-Barnett defied segregation by joining the Illinois delegation
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| resultedIn |
a subsequent investigation by the U.S. Senate into police conduct
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increased visibility and momentum for the woman suffrage movement ⓘ injuries to many marchers due to crowd interference ⓘ widespread national press coverage of the suffrage cause ⓘ |
| slogan | Votes for Women ⓘ |
| spectatorCount | tens of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | Pennsylvania Avenue ⓘ |
| visualSymbol | banners and sashes in purple, white, and gold ⓘ |
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Subject: 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Description of subject: The 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. was a landmark national march for women’s voting rights held on the eve of Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, drawing thousands of participants and widespread attention to the suffrage movement.
Referenced by (4)
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1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
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alsoKnownAs
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1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
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this entity surface form:
Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913
1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
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alsoKnownAs
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1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
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this entity surface form:
1913 suffrage parade
subject surface form:
National Woman's Party