Mabel
Vernon
was born in Wilmington, Delaware, on 19th September, 1883. A Quaker
and strong supporter of women's rights,
Vernon was a member of the American Woman Suffrage
Association. A member of the militant wing of the organization,
Vernon wanted to introduce the methods used by the Women's
Social and Political Union in Britain. Eventually Vernon joined
with Alice Paul, Lucy
Burns, Inez Milholland, Olympia
Brown and Crystal Eastman to form
the Congressional Union for Women Suffrage
(CUWS). She helped to organize huge demonstrations and the daily picketing
of the White House. This resulted in her being imprisoned and enduring
hunger strikes. Vernon died on 2nd September, 1975.
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