1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.

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historical event political demonstration protest march women's suffrage march

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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Label	Occurrences
1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. canonical	2
1913 suffrage parade	1
Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913	1

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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.

NED1 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.]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ political demonstration ⓘ protest march ⓘ women's suffrage march ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1913 suffrage parade ⓘ linked to: 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913 ⓘ linked to: 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.
associatedWithMovement	American woman suffrage movement ⓘ 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 ⓘ Harriet Stanton Blatch ⓘ linked to: Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch Helen Keller ⓘ Ida B. Wells-Barnett ⓘ linked to: Ida B. Wells 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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ Congressional Committee of NAWSA ⓘ linked to: National American Woman Suffrage Association 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 ⓘ to draw national attention to the woman suffrage movement ⓘ
racialControversy	African American women were asked by some organizers to march in segregated sections ⓘ Ida B. Wells-Barnett defied segregation by joining the Illinois delegation ⓘ linked to: Ida B. Wells
resultedIn	a subsequent investigation by the U.S. Senate into police conduct ⓘ 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Woman's Party → organizedEvent → 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. → alsoKnownAs → Woman Suffrage Procession of 1913 ⓘ

linked to: 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C.

1913 Woman Suffrage Procession in Washington, D.C. → alsoKnownAs → 1913 suffrage parade ⓘ