*Ø* Blogmanac March 3, 1913 | The big day out
1913 A large women’s suffrage parade was held in Washington, DC, USA.
Twenty-six floats, 10 bands, 6 golden chariots, and divisions of between 6,000 and 10,000 women marched by country, state, profession and occupation, the day before Woodrow Wilson took office. It is said that when Wilson arrived in town, he found the streets empty of welcoming crowds and was told that everyone was on Pennsylvania Avenue watching the parade.
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1913 A large women’s suffrage parade was held in Washington, DC, USA.
Twenty-six floats, 10 bands, 6 golden chariots, and divisions of between 6,000 and 10,000 women marched by country, state, profession and occupation, the day before Woodrow Wilson took office. It is said that when Wilson arrived in town, he found the streets empty of welcoming crowds and was told that everyone was on Pennsylvania Avenue watching the parade.
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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