Washington Hikers - 1913
On February 12, a small band of suffragettes, bundled against the cold, assembled in New York and set out on foot for a “suffrage hike” to Washington, aiming to reach the capital in time for the main march. They were led by “General” Rosalie Jones, a prominent activist who had led a march to Albany just a couple months earlier. In addition to suffragist literature which they handed out to curious onlookers along their route, the “suffrage pilgrims” carried a letter to the President-elect, demanding that he make suffrage a priority of his administration and warning that the women of the nation would be watching "with an intense interest such as has never before been focused upon the administration of any of your predecessors." - Mashable
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