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- Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1913 - Washington's Union Station was opened by the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1907. The monumental building -- well suited to a city of monuments -- was part of a larger project to beautify the nation's capital in the early 1900s. Removal of the Pennsylvania Railroad's previous station, located directly on the National Mall, was a major component of the plan.
- April 27, 1913
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Union Station, Washington, D.C., circa 1913
Washington's Union Station was opened by the Baltimore & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads in 1907. The monumental building -- well suited to a city of monuments -- was part of a larger project to beautify the nation's capital in the early 1900s. Removal of the Pennsylvania Railroad's previous station, located directly on the National Mall, was a major component of the plan.
- Suffragettes Procession, Moving Up Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1913 - Alice Paul, a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights, zealously targeted President Woodrow Wilson. The day before his first inauguration, she orchestrated a parade of 8,000 women that included veteran suffragists, working women in uniform, and female students. Paul's parade made national headlines, rallying support for the cause.
- March 03, 1913
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Suffragettes Procession, Moving Up Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1913
Alice Paul, a leader in the fight for women's suffrage, or equal voting rights, zealously targeted President Woodrow Wilson. The day before his first inauguration, she orchestrated a parade of 8,000 women that included veteran suffragists, working women in uniform, and female students. Paul's parade made national headlines, rallying support for the cause.