Occoquan Workhouse
In the nearby Occoquan Workhouse, from June to December, 1917, scores of women suffragists were imprisoned by the District of Columbia for picketing the White House demanding their right to vote. Their courage and dedication during harsh treatment aroused the nation to hasten the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The struggle for woman’s suffrage had taken 72 years.
Marker is at the intersection of Lorton Road (Local Route 642) and Ox Road (Virginia Route 123), on the right when traveling west on Lorton Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
